Benefits of Technology
New technologies have allowed doctors to treat patients more efficiently with better results. These technology developments can be provided to a wider range of people, decrease mortality, increase life expectancy, and reduce the cost of health care.
How has technology affected hospital time?Newer technology has allowed patients to have a shorter recovery time and shorter time spent in the hospital. "Between 1980 and 2010, advanced technology helped cut the number of days people spent in the hospital by 59%" ("Medical Technology: The Economic and Health Value to Patients.").
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How much money do new advanced surgeries save?Advanced surgeries, like minimally invasive surgeries, allow for patients to not undergo long extensive surgeries which means less time under the knife and less time recovering. Minimally invasive surgeries saved $8.9 billion in projected health care spending ("Medical Technology: The Economic and Health Value to Patients."). These savings are from less time operating, less time spent in the hospital, and less medications used.
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Has mortality increased or decreased since more technology has been added to the medical field?
Mortality rates dropped 60% between 1935-2010 when medical technologies started becoming more prominent ("Medical Technology."). This is because of better diagnosis and having to tools to fix the problem.
Infant Mortality Rates
Infant mortality rates have dropped over the past 10 years because of the increased technology being able to diagnose faster and solve the problem quicker (Mortality.).
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