The phrase “the doctor knows best” may be on its way out as health technology is leading to an age where medical decisions are not ordered but shared discussions between physicians and their patients, Eric Topol, M.D., says in an interview with the University of Toronto’s Rotman Management Magazine.
“The doctor’s office of the future is going to be largely virtual. And rather than just video chats … there will be meaningful data exchanged between parties,” the director of the Scripps Translational Science Institute says.
One of the factors that will have the biggest impact, Topol predicts, will be the ability for patients to continually monitor their glucose levels. Blood pressure monitoring also will have a great imminent impact, he says. For the full article click here
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