Computer Technologies in Healthcare

Overview of technology in healthcare

Healthcare software/applications

Issues and challenges

The organised provision of medical treatment to people and communities is known as healthcare.

Computer technology has enabled people all across the world to improve and save lives.

Computer technology is a driving force behind healthcare improvements.

Healthcare IoT

3D printing

Wearable technology in healthcare

Electronic health/medical records

Mobile-phone based quarantine monitoring

Health information system

M-Health

Health informatics

Bioinformatics

Medical imaging technologies

Disease modelling & outbreak prediction

Computerized tomography (CT scan)

Healthcare dashboards

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Diagnostic ultrasound

Digital mammography

AI in healthcare

Computer-assisted surgery

used to mine and handle large amounts of data in a short amount of time to provide useful information

is a modern analytics tool

demonstrate how infectious diseases like COVID-19 propagate across the world

Use computer technology to analyse genomes (live creatures' genetic material), which leads to breakthroughs in healthcare.

It is a medical and public health practise that is aided by mobile technology.

Also known as Internet of
Medical Things (IoMT)

also known as
additive manufacturing

through the services provided by all health professions, to aid in the prevention, treatment, and management of sickness, as well as to promote health and wellness

Used to aid in pre-operative planning, surgical navigation, and surgical procedures.

creates comprehensive pictures of the organs and tissues within the human body using a magnetic field, radio waves, and computer technologies.

produces pictures within the human body using high-frequency sound waves

It creates cross sectional pictures of the bones, blood arteries, and soft tissues inside the body via computer processing.

X-rays are used to check the breasts for malignancy.

Telemedicine & telehealth

Enriching medical education

Other applications of IT in healthcare

Usage of virtual reality/augmented
reality for medical education

Providing appointment and
medication reminders

Slow technical support

Slow/poor connection

Poor support

Isolated systems

Not user friendly/user frustration

Budget limitation