Introduction
The book by Eric Topol expresses views and concerns on medical matters. The author articulated that Digital revolution will lead to improvement and enhancement of healthcare services. Some of the areas of digital medicine revolution include imaging, health information, genomics and wireless sensors. Use of technology will contribute to more progress in medicine. Biological data conversion will add to more innovation, and the medical department will realise more changes like those of computer. The book shows the use of integrated means to diagnosis and treatment of diseases especially those related to protein information and genomics. It will lead to better therapy because there will be continuous monitoring of biological information of the patient. The author helped in the transformation of the healthcare practices. Similarly, the book by Peter Thiel shows how innovation can influence competition and monopoly in the market. People need to start something new and come up with new ideas for the progress of the businesses. The purpose of the article is to analyse the themes and show how the issues have an impact on the innovation and creative destruction.
Themes by Eric Topol
The book discusses individualised anchored medicine which uses wireless sensors that have the capability of detecting burned calories. It can detect sleep cycle, blood glucose, step walked and blood pressure. The sensation is on the innovation that will able to improve healthcare practices. Wireless sensors will lead to remote monitoring as well as sharing of data that will form a strong foundation for virtual analysis. Human genomes and its application used in the understanding of digital revolution for the provision of healthcare services. The genome sequencing may affect the operation of many processes in the body. The technology has enhanced, and people can now print organ. The printing of the organs improve by ultrasounds which are pocket-sized and have high resolution. It has replaced the use of a stethoscope (Topol, 2012). New technologies adapted to the healthcare facilities in the delivery of services and handling of the patient’s information. It has become possible to image cancer, heart and brain. Printing of humans organs has improved in diagnosis and treatment of specific diseases. Similarly, the author addresses the issue of healthcare delivery which encompasses both the information and services given to the patent. One of the active communication modes is the use of telemedicine and bi-directional video. The featuring creates a link between the providers of health services and the patients. Use of Electronic Health Records will reduce individual visiting in the emergency rooms and in-person visits. The process may be long before people adopting the new systems and its operations. Consumers play a critical role because they must be will for active system operations.
Additionally, the author combines capture of wireless sensors and genomic data in the explanation of digital humanities. The activities will lead to convergence of different capture of Human data. Example, people who are identified to have heart attack susceptibility in their genetic lineage, there will need implantable microsensors that will be used to detect biomarkers that lead to heart attack. The sensors will function as a warning system just as vehicles have an engine (Topol, 2012). Early diagnosis can lead to the first intervention of the diseases hence prevention of heart attack. The book outlines safety issues about Health records. The patient records management should not lead to loss of the patient information or data. Medical information will be captured, stored, exchanged, accessed and analysed by authorised people when they are anywhere in the world. Health record digitisation will improve delivery of the healthcare services effectively. The security and privacy of the information will be provided to avoid breaching of the patients’ data. Electronic Health Benefits it will have many benefits as the health professional will be able to access information despite the location. It will be easy to share data or information from one organisation to another which improves the services delivered and the convenience of delivery.
Themes by Peter Thiel
Furthermore, some of the themes which are outlined by Peter Thiel are competition and creation of something new. The author articulated that avoiding game is one of the best ways to maximise profits. Competition leads to division of the benefits because the price usually goes down that consequently affects the overall sells. When people start up a new idea and initiate the new method of production, it increases chances of having unique products. The best strategy is to be the monopoly in the market with unique and quality products. Best products will attract the consumers, and other business will be unable to outcompete it. A good example is the use of Google which has become a monopoly of the Search Engine. People are pleased about it, and they love the service provided by Google. If any company wants to do better than Google, it has to put its efforts 10times more (Thiel, 2015). Another theme used is the creation of new something. People come up with something that does not exist. They start with ideas, give thorough analysis and make something unique. Business opportunities only come once, and it is high time people should utilise. The author addresses the issue of vertical progress and horizontal progress. Vertical development influenced by the vision people have and how they are future-oriented. There is a big difference between starting up a new idea and venturing into the market. People should focus on new opportunities rather than venturing into the market. When people invest and make innovations, they usually start from zero to one. The achievements should align with the new technology and applicable in most business entities. Transformation occurs in people willing to start something new and grabs any opportunity available.
Influence of the themes
I came to understand that technology has a significant impact on the services provided in the healthcare departments. Creative destruction affects consumer needs. It is good that the role of the patient expanded because they influence the needs of consumer changes in the healthcare facility. The patient needs to understand the role they play in taking care of their health (Pantano & Viassone, 2014). I noticed that people could know about future creative destruction. It is good for people to plan for the next generation and this achieved through creative destruction. Moreover, I learned that innovation is the key to competition reduction. Come up with a product or services with unique features. Change leads to market domination as the competitors will have to put more efforts in order become better. I also noticed that competition scares some business people away. They think that because there is stiff competition, it will difficult for them to carry out their business. They leave all the opportunities available to the vast organisation or cooperation. The action gives a good chance for the competitors to conduct research, make more innovations and improve the quality of the products.
Conclusion
Technology has a significant impact on both healthcare facility and how people start something new in their lives. In health department, technology will lead to utilisation of wireless sensors to capture and monitor the progress of the patients. Individualized medicine where the sensors will have the capability to obtain information about sleep cycle, blood pressure and step walked. There are genomes and its application, Electronic Health Records and organ printing. For instance, starting something new is a crucial success to innovations and investments. Competition does not lead to profit maximisation because of prices go down and as well as the volume of sell. I noticed that technology helps in innovation and creative destruction.
References
Pantano, E., & Viassone, M. (2014). Demand-pull and technology push perspective in technology-based innovations for the points of sale: The retailers’ evaluation. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 21(1), 43-47.
Thiel, P. (2015). Zero to one: Notes on startups, or how to build the future. London: Virgin Books.
Topol, E. J. (2012). The creative destruction of medicine: How the digital revolution will create better health care.
