How Is Wearable Technology Impacting Healthcare

Our needs are ever changing, and have been the reason for all the inventions that we see around us. Maybe that is why it is said that "Need is the mother of all Inventions". There have been numerous inventions over the years which have brought a lot of changes in the way we have started seeing things. What could not even be thought about a few decades ago is now possible just because of technological inventions.

Healthcare industry is an ever evolving industry which has seen many changes over the course of time. Technology has also affected the field of healthcare in a positive way and one of the positive impact providers is wearable technology. Wearable technology has changed the common man's perspective regarding healthcare.

What is wearable technology? Wearable technology or wearable gadgets is a category of technology devices that can be worn (as suggested by the name wearable) by a consumer. These gadgets are usually used for tracking information related to health and fitness.

Ever since its inception, the industry of wearable technology has been successful in growing and changing according our requirements. There are many health and fitness related technologies which are very user friendly. These gadgets are interactive in nature and encourage the users to be more health cautious. A few simple clicks and the patients get all the basic details required to lead a healthy life.

There was a time when a patient had to rely solely on the doctor's opinion or feedback regarding his or her health progress. Even for simple information like blood sugar level and blood pressure we had to solely rely on the report from the doctor. Things have changed rapidly in the last decade or so. Now the dependencies on the doctors have reduced drastically. With the help of these gadget patients have access to personal health related data in real-time. A patient can do a regular check and can control his or her sugar level and blood pressure and lead a healthy life.

Not only have the patients, even the doctors and nurses have been the benefactors of wearable technology. There are some equipment which have the capability of sending real-time data related the function of vital organs and disease markers directly to the doctors. With the help of this information the doctors can do in-depth analysis while diagnosing a disease or monitoring chronic diseases.

The best example of wearable technology usage in healthcare industry is Google glass. The surgeons do not need to leave the operation theater in order to get details regarding X-Ray or CT scan while performing an operation. Just by loading the details in the Google glass they can have easy access to all the reports necessary to perform the operation without leaving the patient.

Wearable technology industry is a growing industry and its growth is a positive sign for both patients and the doctors. Slowly but surely it is becoming an important part of healthcare industry.