Toronto's Mount Sinai Hospital is featured as being a model hospital for clever devices integration, namely for iPhone use.
Using Apple's developer software "iPhone SDK", Mount Sinai developed a iPhone app called VITAL HUB, which basically combines all 66 apps used by doctors.
At the last family bbq I was at, a relative who is Radiologist was telling me how he can clearly view images and from the iPhone and is excited by future uses.
The latest Cisco ad featuring our Ellen Page, shows her visiting her doctor via webcam. Is this the future of doctor's visits? Virtual waiting rooms?
There is a trend towards people trying to self-diagnose via google. Well, self diagnosis isn't a new thing, it was once common to have books that people used in the home. But it is fair to say that some internet sites are not reliable for this, many are also full of ads.
I believe we will see fundamental change regarding health care in the near future. This will have a lot to do with the increasing demand for services with the ageing population.
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