Stacy Wood, Senior Director and Marketing Strategy at The Ohio State University, talks with Americus about technology developments in healthcare and the medical industry. Stacy discusses the opposing outlook between Baby Boomers and Millennials when it comes to many of the advancements that we see within healthcare today. With privacy being a huge issue, Baby Boomers tend to have a big brother mentality that tends to turn them off from programs and devices that can track and customize things for them. However, Millennials are so used to the rapid technical advancements having grown up in the digital era, that having certain aspects of their healthcare be automated and/or made easier is widely accepted.
Stacy also talks about the big and recent "do it yourself' trend and how with the advancement of 3D printing, people are able to print dentures, casts, and even personalized/individualized prosthetics.
In closing, Stacy touches on how in this new world of medicine, and with the application of technology, that we are loosing the personalized doctor to patient relationship. Often times when you visit a provider he/she is looking at a screen and as a result may miss some visual cues that indicate certain health issues. The lack of eye contact can also make for a very impersonal experience where a patient doesn't feel valued, heard, and of importance. How can we combat this, by utilizing these technologies in the best way possible but still providing a personalized experience?
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