Medicine is an inexact science. Unlike other sciences, such as Math, that deals with absolute numbers and follow a logical stream of action and effects, medicine continues to evolve every second in an unprecedented rate.
What may be valid now may no longer be considered right in the coming years.
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For all of us, what then should we look forward to in the coming decade? There are Three Important Trends to look forward to.
1. Electronic Medical Records
Foremost of which is how we interact with our health care providers. We have seen how paperless society becomes ever more a reality. Where books used to be the mark of the learned's toil, the eBooks, iPad, Google Android, and many other applications became a fixture in modern society.
Image via CrunchBaseLikewise, we will see more of our prescriptions, appointments, medical history, laboratory results, and many other forms in electronic forms. It is easily transmittable and can be browsed almost instantly anywhere in the world where internet and a computer is present.
Electronic medical records is here to stay and dominate the practice of healthcare for one simple reason: it is convenient.
Where medical data used to get stashed among many other papers in a cluttered work station, electronic data are as sterile and clear as it can get.
Unlike its hardware (paper) counterpart, the medical chart, that can easily get misplaced or stolen, electronic medical records are safer and more secure since only a limited number of persons are given security options. Electronic records minimize unnecessary change of hands.
Although the issue of cost to transform all medical records into electronic form is huge, the trend to implement a widely-used and effectively marketed electronic data record is inevitable.
2. Personalized Medicine
This one might just come off a science fiction novel. The practice of medicine getting more personal to the extent that a cocktail of drug is specially designed for a patient's needs is quite likely to bring more persoanlized health care. With specialized medicine the adverse reactions that have been a common fare in the practice of conventional medicine will be minimized or eliminated even.
3. Stem Cell
The practice of personalized medicine can be better summed up with the use of stem cell. All cells in our body can be sourced from stem cells. Diseases such as cancer attack cells in various ways. Through the use of stem cells various disease cells can be replaced with similarly functioning new cells with exact structural configurations to the original. All these can be developed from stem cells.
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Cord blood banking is the newest form of investment. Since blood that remains within the cord are sterile and are profused with stem cells for use by the baby, cord blood offers a safe means of extracting fresh, unadulterated volumes of stem cells.
Cordlife, for example, offers cord blood extraction, handling, transport and storage (for indefinite periods of time). The subscriber to this service has the option to use it later on in his/her life or that of a loved one.
These three trends will be major changes in health care practice in the coming years. For individual American Health Insurance subscribers having a clear forward perspective will equip us in making the necessary decision to conduct our affairs and plan our investments.
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What may be valid now may no longer be considered right in the coming years.
Image via WikipediaFor all of us, what then should we look forward to in the coming decade? There are Three Important Trends to look forward to.
1. Electronic Medical Records
Foremost of which is how we interact with our health care providers. We have seen how paperless society becomes ever more a reality. Where books used to be the mark of the learned's toil, the eBooks, iPad, Google Android, and many other applications became a fixture in modern society.
Image via CrunchBaseElectronic medical records is here to stay and dominate the practice of healthcare for one simple reason: it is convenient.
Where medical data used to get stashed among many other papers in a cluttered work station, electronic data are as sterile and clear as it can get.
Unlike its hardware (paper) counterpart, the medical chart, that can easily get misplaced or stolen, electronic medical records are safer and more secure since only a limited number of persons are given security options. Electronic records minimize unnecessary change of hands.
Although the issue of cost to transform all medical records into electronic form is huge, the trend to implement a widely-used and effectively marketed electronic data record is inevitable.
2. Personalized Medicine
This one might just come off a science fiction novel. The practice of medicine getting more personal to the extent that a cocktail of drug is specially designed for a patient's needs is quite likely to bring more persoanlized health care. With specialized medicine the adverse reactions that have been a common fare in the practice of conventional medicine will be minimized or eliminated even.
3. Stem Cell
The practice of personalized medicine can be better summed up with the use of stem cell. All cells in our body can be sourced from stem cells. Diseases such as cancer attack cells in various ways. Through the use of stem cells various disease cells can be replaced with similarly functioning new cells with exact structural configurations to the original. All these can be developed from stem cells.
Image via WikipediaCord blood banking is the newest form of investment. Since blood that remains within the cord are sterile and are profused with stem cells for use by the baby, cord blood offers a safe means of extracting fresh, unadulterated volumes of stem cells.
Cordlife, for example, offers cord blood extraction, handling, transport and storage (for indefinite periods of time). The subscriber to this service has the option to use it later on in his/her life or that of a loved one.
These three trends will be major changes in health care practice in the coming years. For individual American Health Insurance subscribers having a clear forward perspective will equip us in making the necessary decision to conduct our affairs and plan our investments.
Bend the Healthcare Trend: How Consumer-Driven Health & Wellness Plans Lower Insurance Costs
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