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IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY ON HEALTHCARE

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  INTRODUCTION Personal technology is ushering in a new era of health care fundamentally changing how and where medical decisions are made, and treatment is rendered through a combination of wearable health monitor technologies telemedicine home diagnosis and even pop-up retail settings. Healthcare providers have begun to recognize the importance of treating patients remotely in 2014. 2.3 billion u.s. dollars were raised for digital health startups and between 2011 and 2014 1.9 billion u.s. dollars in the capital were raised for companies aiming to use predictive analytics.   IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY ON HEALTHCARE By 2018 70% of healthcare organizations are expected to invest in medical mobile apps with an estimated spend of 1.5 trillion US dollars on wearable health monitor technologies and mobile apps this rising the trend of remote healthcare. Coined HouseCalls plus has allowed for a timelier administration of treatment for patients at their homes significantly reducing the cost of inte