Healthcare Tech and the World: Robotics In Care Delivery

While doctors may not like the idea of technology interfering with personalized patient care, the pressure to treat more and more patients is prompting many to find new ways to balance multiple duties. Perot Systems (NYSE: PER) looks into the advantages and drawbacks of the use of robotics in care delivery in its sixth episode of Healthcare Tech and The World. "The Doctor Is On" explores how robotics give doctors greater flexibility to provide care to hospital-based patients, anytime and anywhere. And while whizzing around hospital corridors with the help of a joy stick and a two-way video camera may rate high on the fun quotient, what promise does this new element to the virtual hospital offer in terms of the quality and the cost of care? Kevin Fickenscher is joined by Dr. Yulun Wang, CEO and chairman of Intouch Health, to discuss how physicians are using robotics to multitask, while keeping a personal touch to patient care. Dr. Wang will share his views on how the combination of robotics, the Internet and wireless technology improve patient care, increase physician and patient satisfaction, and reduce the average length of stay in the hospital.