When a person comes to a hospital, what matters to them is that the doctor can see their test results, the front desk does not mix up appointments, the insurer receives the necessary information, and none of the examination results get lost. Most of us do not care how exactly these systems exchange data. Yet in practice, everything depends on it.

What сan doctors offer? What can doctors help you with? What are they ready to prescribe? Pills, injections, surgical operations, and… a mobile app. And no, these aren’t the countless fitness apps for tracking steps or sleep movements. These are genuine digital medicine products whose effectiveness in treating a range of disorders is already considered proven.

Surgical robots are already part of modern medicine, but few people seem to realize it. The paradox is that the technology is advancing rapidly: new platforms, digital ecosystems, early clinical telesurgery protocols, and even laboratory demonstrations of partial autonomy are all emerging at once. Yet when you step into a hospital, things often look much the same as they did 5 to 10 years ago. Economics, regulation, and organizational barriers are a big part of the reason.