Digital health is no longer an option, it has become a necessity. New technologies have become the tool that can help us resolve the crossroads in which health systems find themselves. Digital Health may be the best way to provide better care, at a lower cost and increasing access to health services. We are facing one of the main challenges that affect healthcare personnel.
The concept of caring for patients beyond the hospital or health center is now a reality. New technologies are changing the way we care. Many of the mechanical processes that we carried out have been replaced by computerized processes.
What future awaits us?
- Virtual visits are growing: Points of contact with health professionals are increasingly digital. Consultations via telephone, email or videoconferences are developing more and more every day.
- Patient/patient interactions: Patient/patient relationships are increasing as opposed to the health professional/patient relationship. Patients increasingly comment among themselves, share information… and they do it on the Internet.
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- The mobile phone has become a health platform. APPs are growing and new health instruments are being incorporated.
- All technology companies work on health projects. There is a real Tsunami in this sense.
The Nursing professional will transform his function and there will surely be a change in role. The patient changes her behavior and the patient’s visualization of the information they receive will be very important. Without a doubt, we are in a time of change that will develop at great speed. Nursing has to be prepared for this great change.
New health technologies advance very quickly. Devices are getting smaller.