Healthcare systems and hospitals are working tirelessly to improve care for patients and reduce the burden on healthcare providers given the ongoing global pandemic.
As we move closer to the new year, here are the top five trends that will continue to transform healthcare in 2022.
Telemedicine and Telehealth
According to a study by Intel, telemedicine users have increased by 2 million in the last five years. Telehealth has reduced the distance between the patient and the healthcare provider by overcoming obstacles like unreliable transportation, the collaboration between healthcare providers, and the unavailability of medics. Teladoc – a leading telehealth provider in the US – has successfully transformed how people access and experience healthcare.
Doctors and patients around the world are relying on these two cutting-edge technologies as they offer the following benefits;
- Comfort and convenience
- Less contact and exposure to a new illness
- Less waiting time
- On-demand options
- Better engagement
- Access to specialists and physicians
- Improved patient care
- Cost reduction
- Customer satisfaction
IoMT (Internet of Medical Things)
Modern health tech systems use IoMT through smart/internet-connected medical devices such as wearables and sensor-enabled devices – applications and healthcare systems to utilize data and help make more timely, fixed, and appraised decisions. In North Carolina, a man’s life was saved when his apple watch detected him falling hard and automatically notified the emergency services.
The Global Internet of Medical Things Market size is expected to reach USD 1,718.23 million by 2026 according to Reportlinker. IoMT has opened doors for a variety of possibilities in this industry mentioned here are a few;
- Concurrent monitoring
- Improved drug management
- Better treatment outcomes
- Remote medical assistance
- Tracking and alerting
- Research
- Lower costs
AI and ML
The vast amount of data that is collected by the healthcare industry cannot be analyzed without the interference of AI. AI-enabled tools such as Machine Learning(ML) help sift through large complex data that can improve patient care and develop treatments for enhanced medical conditions. IBM’s Watson Health services using AI have assisted Mayo Clinic with its breast cancer clinical trial and Biorasi to bring drugs to the market faster while reducing costs by 50%. AI and ML can provide useful insights into treatment, variability, diagnostics, care processes, and treatment.
Listed below are some of the gains this technology offers;
- Intelligence for medical devices
- Develop better radiology tools
- Health management
- Preliminary diagnosis
- Clinical decision support
- Better care guidelines
- Administrative workflow
- Expanding services
- Predicting future decisions
- Apt usage of electronic health record
- Automated medical billing
Blockchain
Cleveland Clinic – one of the nation’s top hospitals relies on Blockchain technology to revolutionize medical database interoperability. Blockchain’s distributed data model promotes data sharing helping doctors and healthcare providers to make an efficient diagnosis and provide better treatment plans and a myriad of edges to this sector through;
- Track of patient medication
- Well planned patient care
- Coherent electronic health records
- Health apps and remote monitoring
- Tracking disease and outbreaks
- Monitoring medical supplies
- Efficient management of healthcare data
- Health insurance claims
- Securing digital signatures
- Research
Big Data and Predictive Analysis
The severity of COVID-19 can be determined using predictive analytics, research by American chemical society recently developed a blood test that uses predictive analytics to forecast if a patient will experience severe symptoms of the disease. Big data analytics with enormous volumes of data for healthcare such as financial, administrative, operational, clinical, R&D, and operational data can provide meaningful information enabling decisions that improve the overall efficiency of the industry.
Data analytics are changing the practice of medicine by;
- Early disease detection
- Preventing mass diseases
- Reducing medical errors
- Advanced patient care
- Accurate treatment
- Forecasting risks
- Predictive cost of treatment
- Innovation and drug discovery (new therapy)
- Critical information access
- Integrated communication
- Equipment maintenance
- Efficient staff management
- Flow in hospital operations
- Improved customer service
- Cost reduction
Today more companies have started to invest in digital strategy and solutions – digital solutions undeniably play a critical part in the evolution of healthcare and pharma companies. Finding the right partner is critical for innovation and growth in the healthcare industry, Strategic Systems International (SSI) is one of the premier software development companies that have developed and successfully implemented various products within the healthcare ecosystem, email at sales@ssidecisions.com for any inquiries.
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