As we examine the rapid pace of technological changes and information development, we cannot overlook the fact that in the aspects of human psychology and social matters, that lay in the base of our humanity, the changes are slow. In many aspects, the human experience remains virtually selfsame.
In the field of medicine, despite technological developments, the doctor-patient relationship, inevitably remains in its basis a product of communication between two people. Thus, we cannot disregard the importance of personal connection, empathy and ‘chemistry’, trust and listening which are required not only for an optimized medical treatment but also to allow doctors to diagnose diseases before they break out. With these aspects in mind, one can mark that the need for adjustment in the style of treatment has increased with the need to enable an open and consistent communication over time. For the new technological tools to be optimally harnessed to the benefit of humanity, it must be remembered that humanity can never be reduced to just an algorithmic system.
The base for this research is the understanding that health management must undergo a transformation from the current situation in which the family physician is reduced to a clerical position; recording data into his patient’s medical file. There is a need for a constant routine of a joint physician-patient update. Health management must be managed on two platforms that connect to a common communication channel which will allow patients to take a more active part in entering information, monitoring changes and taking control and responsibility for their health, not only during illness. At the same time there must be a tool which will allow physicians to manage the information hierarchically and efficiently, in a way that is integrated into their work routine.
The project is based upon a combined digital and physical communication between doctors and patients rooted in personalization and attuned to the changing needs of patients, to optimize the non-mediated encounter. Accessibility and information sharing enables the personal medical database to be available to patients, and the infrastructure will allow a built-in dialogue which will be established based upon a hybrid connection between personal and systemic information aided by medical technology and personal input.