Advantages And Disadvantages Of New Technology In Health Care

New Technology in Healthcare
In his article, orthopedic surgeon Dr. John Morrissey states “New, eye-popping medical technology provides earlier diagnoses, personalized treatments and a breathtaking range of other benefits for both patients and health care professionals.” Morrissey is suggesting that new technology in the health care world can provide a wide variety of benefits for, not only health care workers, but patients as well. New medical technology can help with an infinite amount of things, including diagnostic testing, 3-D printing, and efficiency in the workplace. But while new technology is a remarkable change in health care, there can also be some downsides such as tough decisions for patients and fewer nursing jobs. Keeping this in mind, new technology is a great benefit in the medical field, and while it can help save lives and make health care easier for many, some argue that new medical technology is problematic and can result in failure.
Diagnostic testing is a huge category in health care that has been majorly affected by new technology, in both good and bad ways. There are several different types of testing, prenatal and genetic being a couple that have had drastic changes in technology. Thanks to new cell-free DNA (cfDNA) testing, doctors have an improved understanding of the efficiency and restrictions concerning prenatal diagnoses (Lockwood). With enhanced testing, doctors can now detect

3-D printing is an exciting improvement in health care. It assists with making orthotics more quickly and more accurately, as well as improving surgical procedures. Using the precise mapping technology of 3-D printing, custom foot supports, categorized under orthotics, has made creating supportive braces a total success (Hochstein). All this is possible since researchers have created a machine that is able to print customized orthotic insoles and companies such as SOLS®