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12 Healthcare Innovations That The US Needs To Adopt ASAP

By:: Andres Diplotti; Andrea Meno

March 03, 2023

12 Healthcare Innovations That The US Needs To Adopt ASAP — NDAB Creativity/Shutterstock, CMR Surgical

Ah, Europe! A continent of innovation, progress, and forward-thinking solutions to global problems. From Denmark’s entirely electronic health records to Italy’s surgical robots, Europe is leading the way in creating new and exciting ways to improve the quality of life for its citizens.

But Europe isn’t the only place making strides in health and well-being. Canada has developed a virtual reality psychotherapy program for remote mental health care, and Rwanda is using drones to deliver blood, reducing the amount of time it takes to get it to where it needs to go.

And let’s not forget Norway, where parents can take up to 59 weeks of parental leave with either full or 80% pay, and Sweden, where blood donors get a text message when their blood saves a life.

So, without further ado, here is a list of twelve innovative ways that countries around the world are improving the health and well-being of their citizens, and that the US should adopt ASAP. Enjoy!

12 Robots in the OR.

Healthcare around the world 15: Italy's surgical robots The Policlinico di Milano, the first public hospital in Italy, is using CMR Surgical's Versius Surgical Robotic System in a multi-specialty program for keyhole surgery. CRACKED — *CMR Surgical*
**Yahoo Finance**

11 U.S. healthcare: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Healthcare around the world Singapore's health savings accounts Everyone must have a health savings account, which is much more successful and cheaper than the U.S. insurance system. Singapore spends 4% of its GDP on health care, while the U.S. spends 18%. CRACKED — *Nudphon Phuengsuwan/Shutterstock*
**STAT**

10 Saving Lives.

Healthcare around the world NO Canada's heroin-assisted treatment (no, really!) HAT is a medical treatment for people with opioid addiction. It's been proven to help people feel better, reduce their drug use, and lower crime rates, while also saving money. CRACKED — *Victor Moussa/Shutterstock*
**National Center for Biotechnology Information**

9 Norway: parental leave paradise.

Healthcare around the world Norway's super generous parental leave Parents can take up to 59 weeks of parental leave with either full or 80% pay. The mom must take three weeks before the baby is born and six weeks after, while the dad must take 15 weeks. The rest of the leave can be split between the parents. CRACKED — *Ground Picture/Shutterstock*
**Tekna**

8 Modern meets traditional.

Healthcare around the world Canada's VR psychotherapy Canada has developed a virtual reality psychotherapy program to provide remote mental health care for Inuit and other Indigenous people in Quebec. It combines modern technology with traditional practices. CRACKED — *Krakenimages.com/Shutterstock*
**Government of Canada**

7 Training pays off.

Healthcare around the world - Village Health Volunteers in Thailand Over a million volunteers have each had more than 40 hours of training and follow- up sessions, and this has helped the country become a leader in reducing the number of deaths among children under five. CRACKED — *CHW Central*
**CHW Central**

6 Healthy living, German style.

Healthcare around the world Germany's integrated healthcare Gesundes Kinzigtal is a program that helps people stay healthy by giving them advice on nutrition, health coaching, and discounted gym memberships. Doctors can also monitor patients' health and get regular updates. GRACKED — *Pereslavtseva Katerina/Shutterstock*
**Health Affairs**

5 U.S. education: extra steps.

Healthcare around the world Europe's medical education You can start studying medicine right after you finish high school, whereas in the U.S. you need to go through an undergrad degree before you can do that. CRACKED — *NDAB Creativity/Shutterstock*
**The Student Doctor Network**

4 Bloody brilliant.

Healthcare around the world zipline Rwanda's blood delivery drones Using drones to deliver blood has cut down the amount of time it takes to get it to where it's needed over three hours, and it's also helped to reduce the amount of blood donations that go to waste by two thirds. CRACKED — *Zipline International (via Wired)*
**Wired**

3 Digital health revolutionized.

Healthcare around the world Denmark's fully electronic health records A digital system has been set up for sharing health data. It's grown from a few thousand documents to over 60 million messages in 2011, so now almost all health care documents can be sent electronically between health care workers. CRACKED — *MedCom*
**MedCom (via archive.org)**

2 Royal babies, royal boxes!

Healthcare around the world Finnish baby boxes The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in the UK, and the Crown Princess and Prince of Sweden, were given a Finnish baby box as a present. CRACKED — *Finnish Baby Box*
**Tampere University**

1 Doing good, rewarded.

Healthcare around the world Sweden's thank you message for donating blood When you donate blood, you get a text letting you know that it was used to help someone. The message says something like, Thank you, the blood you gave is now benefiting a patient. Regards, Blood Centre. GRACKED — *iPreech Studio/Shutterstock*
**Everplans**

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