Healthcare is a very broad sector. It is also the most profitable business worldwide as the entire world is a market for healthcare related services and products. Through the years, this industry has been greatly disrupted by game changing technology and the effect of modern smart technology on healthcare is unparalleled.\u00a0I say this, because I am seeing a disruptive shift in the way people are taking care of themselves. I strongly feel that the concept of family doctors and health advisors will cease to exist in the future. Their knowledge, which makes us reliant and dependent on them, will soon be used by tools and software \u2013 enabling us to keep track of our own health. Very soon there will be sensors on and in our body which will record every bit of our macroscopic and microscopic activity and send us health information.<\/p>\n
This is the part I like, where the power over one\u2019s health shifts from the doctor to the patient and it\u2019s a shift of epic proportions! The concept of the family physician as we know it will cease to exist as people will have instant access to health data. Moreover, using personal and customised information, these tools can also guide you towards the correct measures to prevent and eliminate any existing or potential health threats.\u00a0How will smart technologies affect healthcare and medical procedures? How will the information flow, and who will have access to it? These questions need answering or at least speculating in order to determine the possibilities and benefits of modern disruptive healthcare methods.<\/p>\n\t\t