Saturday 2 February 2013

Health Technology


Health Technology Biography
Health technology is:
Any intervention that may be used to health, to prevent, diagnose or treat disease or for rehabilitation or long-term care.[1] This includes the pharmaceuticals, devices, procedures and organizational systems used in health care.[2]
Medical Technology, which is a proper subset of health technology, encompasses a wide range of healthcare products and is used to diagnose, monitor or treat diseases or medical conditions affecting humans. Such technologies (applications of medical science) are intended to improve the quality of healthcare delivered through earlier diagnosis, less invasive treatment options and reductions in hospital stays and rehabilitation times.[3] Recent advances in medical technology have also focused on cost reduction. Medical technology may broadly include medical devices, information technology, biotech, and healthcare services.
Contents  [hide] 1 Definition of medical tech2 Allied professions3 See also
4 References]Definition of medical tech
Medical Technology extends and improves life. It alleviates pain, injury and handicap. Its role in healthcare is essential. Incessant medical technology innovation enhances the quality and effectiveness of care. Billions of patients worldwide depend on medical technology at home, at the doctor’s, at hospital and in nursing homes. Wheelchairs, pacemakers, orthopedic shoes, spectacles and contact lenses, insulin pens, hip prostheses, condoms, oxygen masks, dental floss, MRI scanners, pregnancy tests, surgical instruments, bandages, syringes, life-support machines: more than 500,000 products (10,000 generic groups) are available today. Medical technology represents only 6,3% of total healthcare expenditure in Europe - a modest share if you consider the benefits for every member of society.[4]
— Eucomed]Allied professions
The term medical technology may also refer to the duties performed by clinical laboratory professionals in various settings within the public and private sectors. The work of these professionals encompass clinical applications of chemistry, genetics, hematology, immunohematology (blood banking), immunology, microbiology, serology, urinalysis and miscellaneous body fluid analysis. These professionals may be referreto as Medical Technologists (MT) and Medical Laboratory Technologists.
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1 comment:

  1. That is so extraordinary. I really liked your article. I did not know that much about medical technology.So it was kind of new to me to know this stuff.

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