As healthcare costs rise, there’s a push towards more automation in medicine with things like virtual visits with your doctor and health monitoring apps. Experts say these changes can improve your health and save money. The infographic below provided by Home Healthcare Adaptations of Ireland shows some of the potential benefits and savings that high-tech medicine offers.
What do you think? Do the savings and possible improvements to care that come with tech make up for the lack of one-on-one in-person contact with your health care providers? Let us know in the comments.
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~ Cynthia
Seems like a great innovation, but don’t see how it would work when surgery of any kind is needed, either for just a few moments (orthopedic surgeons for example) or for long-term treatment and care, as in wound care involving wound care surgeons.