How digital avatars will inspire – or frighten – us to better health

In an ideal world, our medical information is accessible regardless of the doctor, clinic, or hospital, regardless of city, any state or even any country.  In reality, however, our health IT systems are a long way from ideal.

Just accessing a patient’s medical images can be difficult under the most forgiving circumstances.  Now consider what it’s like when the patient is in a car accident, while on vacation, in a big city, in a foreign country.

Some people wear medical alert bracelets to notify medical personnel about life threatening illnesses that need to be considered in an emergency.  In the digital age, these have morphed into USBs loaded with digital information. One company, appropriately dubbed, Medical Avatar, uses personal data to create digital clones or “avatars.” For the full article click here 

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