The AIDS Institute

As a result of increased incidence of many chronic diseases such as HIV/AIDS, The AIDS Institute recognizes the need for education and the importance of technology to achieve those education goals.

Current technological innovations are continuously being developed that are both helpful to health care providers and are empowering patients for self-care and management of their health. Technology in healthcare, at its best, will provide seamless access for health care services, independent of time and place.

Some of the innovative technologies in healthcare include:

• Mobile and wireless devices for information storage, transmission, processing and feedback.
• Wearable and home based health and wellness measurement devices and monitoring technologies
• Electronic Health Care Records
• Information and education portals accessed via the Internet for health care providers and patients.

Clearly, technology offers a myriad of ways to collect, store and disseminate information to individuals in the healthcare industry. This will allow providers to be more efficient, with greater accuracy and in turn, benefit both providers and patients.

[Aids Link Journal News Service of The AIDS Institute, January-February 2008, Issue 22, pg. 11. Denise Rubbal]