Reflective thoughts on the potential and challenges of wearable technology for healthcare provision and medical education

•A new era of interaction between people and technology is about to begin.•Wearable technology has great potential of reshaping healthcare provision and medical education.•The market for wearable technology is still at the “early adoption” phase of Rogers's diffusion of innovation trajectory. D...

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Published in:International journal of information management 2015-10, Vol.35 (5), p.521-526
Main Author: Sultan, Nabil
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bags
Borders
Business schools
Devices
Disruptive innovations
e-Health
Education
Health care
Healthcare
Information technology
Medical
Medical education
R&D
Research & development
Studies
Technological change
Wearable
Wearable computers
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Summary:•A new era of interaction between people and technology is about to begin.•Wearable technology has great potential of reshaping healthcare provision and medical education.•The market for wearable technology is still at the “early adoption” phase of Rogers's diffusion of innovation trajectory. Developments in digital and communication technology are now reaching the realms that border on science fiction. Computing devices are no longer items that we use in our homes and places of work and carry in our bags and pockets. We can now wear those devices. This article focuses on this development. In doing so, it explores old and recent developments in wearable technology with a focus on their current and potential use in the field of healthcare and medical education. It also highlights the challenges that are likely to face this technology. Moreover, it attempts to provide some insights into the prospects of this technology from the theoretical perspective of the theory of disruptive innovations as proposed by Clayton Christensen and his colleagues from Harvard Business School.
ISSN:0268-4012
1873-4707
DOI:10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2015.04.010