An area where Communication Technology is slowly making head ways is Health.  For years now there have been voices advocating the creation of a national central database of Health Records.

The Canada Health Infoway, a group sponsored by the Government of Canada, is working towards making this a reality.  Check their excellent website http://www.infoway-inforoute.ca.

Once this is in place it will be easy for a patient to log on and retrieve his or her personal health records. 

It’s already possible in some countries for some elderly patients or those with chronic illnesses to use “text-messaging” to access a health Care Specialist and ask for  and receive advice or help. 

Wireless health care – a thing of the future, you may think – is already happening in countries such as England.

Wireless devices connected to computers can constantly monitor a patient’s vital signs and report them immediately to health care professionals who can  respond accordingly and  efficiently in the event of  an emergency.

Source: The Toronto Star http://tiny.cc/ti1HX