Technology is moving medical care forward on an expanding rate. The potential to receive data about lifestyle from smartwatches (like Apple Watch, Fitbit, etc.) is providing medical professionals the ability to forecast and even treat possible health issues before a patient
even has any symptoms.
Personalised medicine as one of the technology trendIn-fact, American insurance companies stated in early 2019, that they wish to stop selling traditional life insurance and will rather adopt interactive insurance schemes that can track data about fitness and health via wearable devices and smartphones.
This means the medical status of every customer will be tracked and considered by insurance companies only when the risks associated with their lifestyle and habits are determined.
When it comes to treating these patients, this technology trend will help doctors prescribe more personalized medicine, often referred to as predictive medicine. The info-driven understanding of how useful some treatments are on people will boost the healthcare market forward in 2022.
