How Could Digital Technology Make An Impact On Primary Care?

I truly hope that very soon I do not have to make an appointment at the GP when I suspect signs of a disease, but my GP will send me a message that she spotted something irregular in my latest test results and my digital health data, so I’d better visit. Let me show you in detail how primary care should be carried out in the future! Digital health should become an organic part of primary care in the future I live a fairly healthy life. I use data to improve my lifestyle and to make better decisions by optimising my sleep pattern, my physical, my cognitive or my emotional abilities; and I had several genetic tests. What is the reason behind all my activities? I want to live a long life and work until the very end while being fit in body and soul. And I’m ready to sacrifice energy, time and money to reach it. Data and digital technology is my guardian and my spear-hand in order to achieve my goals. Just look at my Excel spreadsheet experiment and all the stunning results I could achieve in one year! My GP also thinks that for example activity trackers have a ‘placebo effect’. When you know that your steps are counted, it increases your motivation, boosts your performance and you feel healthier. Thus, I believe digital technology should have a bigger impact on healthcare for making people’s lives better. Although it is obvious that change starts with the individual, a lasting impact can only be reached when the direct environment also resonates with su...
Source: The Medical Futurist - Category: Information Technology Authors: Tags: Digital Health Research Healthcare Innovation technology wearables GP primary care general practitioner Source Type: blogs