Four Tech Trends Shaping the Future Healthcare for a Better Tomorrow

CIOReviewIndia Team | Thursday, 31 October 2019, 13:26 IST

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CIOReviewIndia TeamAccording to a report by Grand View Research, the global digital health market size is expected to reach USD 509.2 billion by 2025, growing at a CAGR of 27.7 percent. Proliferation of smart phones, availability of better internet facilities and growing awareness about the self-health digital tools are some the factors driving the market further.   

“Digital technologies are not ends in themselves; they are vital tools to promote health, keep the world safe, and serve the vulnerable. Harnessing the power of digital technologies is essential for achieving universal health coverage,” says WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Advancements in the digital landscape are transforming the healthcare in numerous ways and enabling people lead better quality life with improved life expectancy. Here are some the digital health tech trends that expected to scale up the adoption of technology in the healthcare for a better tomorrow:      

mHealth: For Better Engagement  

In the contemporary world that is dominated by smart phones and wireless devices, mobiles have the potential to enhance the reach of quality healthcare to the remotest parts of the planet in an affordable manner. Orchestrating mHealth strategies will facilitate better engagement between the patient and doctor and will truly help in self-health management.     

Healthcare IoT: Remote Monitoring Made Possible

Before the advent of IoT, doctor and patient interactions were limited to personal visits or rather phone calls and text messages. IoT in the healthcare has made possible for doctors to remotely monitor the patients and advice them on the medication and other activities to be performed for better and quick recovery. This in turn helps them cut the travelling costs by eliminating the need for physical presence of patient in the hospital.  

Blockchain: Improving Safety and Security of Patient Data

Storing the abundant healthcare data and protecting it against the threats is one of biggest concerns for hospitals in today’s well-connected digital world. Blockchain has tremendous potential to enhance the security and privacy of patient and other healthcare data and it also helps to increase the interoperability of the data for better healthcare management.  

Data Analytics: For Informed Decisions

Healthcare industry is well known for uncontrolled growth of large volumes of data. But if the data is leveraged to derive insights then it could definitely provide the healthcare fraternity with new opportunities. The problem here, however, is to structure the ever increasing data so as to get insights from it. Big Data Analytics helps the doctors derive insights by correlating the data analysing it and equips them to better handle the diseases.  

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