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Editorial
P
rogress in medical technology has allowed
physicians to better diagnose and treat their
patients since the beginning of the professional
practice of medicine. Medical devices are vital part of
modern healthcare, without them practically no
diagnosis or treatment is possible. According to the
World Health Organization, there are about 1.5 million
medical devices available today, ranging from low-
cost devices like the thermometer and stethoscope to
expensive, highly sophisticated devices like MRI and
chemotherapy machines. With the increasing
complexity and connectivity of medical devices, the
role of medical device software development is
becoming more crucial.
Mobile Technology
Transcending Medical
Devices
Healthcare organizations are embracing the
technology and focusing on value-based care. Still,
access to healthcare, affordability, and quality are not
the same all around the world. There are well-
established inequalities based on income and
geography, and the high costs of healthcare exhibit
affordability hurdles for millions of different people.
Large numbers of people do not get the quality care
that they need. Mobile technology offers ways to help
with these challenges. Through mobile health
applications, sensors, medical devices, and remote
patient monitoring products, there are avenues through
which health care delivery can be improved. Mobile
technology empowers devices the capability to
connect to computers, tablets, smart phones and other
medical devices and exchange information, either in
real time or asynchronously. These technology
marvels can help lower medical costs by expediting
the delivery of care and connecting people to their
health care providers. Applications allow both patients
and providers to have access to reference materials,
lab tests, and medical records using mobile devices.
Mobile technology enabled devices aid in providing
access to information, helping to lower costs,
facilitating remote care and increasing efficiencies by
connecting patients to their providers virtually
anywhere. They are indispensable in extending health
care resources around the world.
Sugandha Sharma