Contents
Internet and Technology Innovation Changes Health Care Delivery Positively 1
Executive Summary 3
Introduction 4
Rural Area Health Care Access 4
Patients: Passive to Active Role Shift 5
Internet Pharmacy: Convenience and Safety 5
Enhanced Consumer Experiences: Elders, Expectant Mothers and More 6
Conclusion 7
Executive Summary
Internet has improved rapidly since its inception. Internet does not only bring people closer by enhancing communication, the related technology innovation has improved many aspects in life. Health care system is one of the examples. Health care system is closely related to people’s lives. Moreover, health care system is a giant and complex system that involves many parties. It is not an easy task to improve the delivery system. Still, to improve health care delivery is an urgent issue for many reasons, such as for the system to become more far reaching in rural areas. By using mobile technology, many innovative things have already been done. For example, applications that can help elders and people who suffer from chronicle diseases. There are also applications that can assist smoking cessation programs, which will prevent other diseases in the long run. Also, internet enables ways that pharmacy store operates, which brings convenience into people’s lives. In addition, internet changes the way how patients and physicians interact with each other. In summary, internet has improved how health-care system being delivered.
Introduction
Since the inception of the internet in 1990, internet has indeed become one of the most truly revolutionary creations in the 20th century. Recently, with the inception and development of high technology gadgets, internet is gradually becoming a necessity in people 's lives. Nowadays,
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