Throughout my clinical clerkships, I have become increasingly aware of the incorporation of technology into patient care. During an outpatient internal medicine rotation, a patient came into the office for a routine annual visit. When I went in to see him and asked if he had any concerns, he mentioned that while he hadn’t experienced […]
Incorporating Both Old and New Medical Technology
In modern medicine today, we see how technology plays a huge force in healthcare. Automatic blood pressure cuffs, thermometers, oxygen readings…you name it. Almost everything is automated or electronic in medicine, down to the programs with patient records and charts. It’s important to become familiar with different medical technology instruments early on because technology is constantly […]
TigerText
More recently, I’ve noticed that the staff in our hospital have been using TigerText as a means to communicate with each other on the work phones. It’s really strange to see one’s predictions/ideas come to fruition. In one of my very first blog posts, I talked about how I envisioned a modified version of Pushbullet […]
