| |March 20199CIOReviewprovides better conditions for treating and monitoring chronic conditions compared to regular visits to the doctors. It reduces stress for the patients and is more convenient and cost-effective.Mobile health or m-Health is also increasingly becoming one of the most ubiquitous technologies in the healthcare space. With a rapid growth in smartphones and tablets and easy access to the Internet, more and more patients/consumers are getting interested in knowing more about mobile health. The growing enthusiasm shows that patients are concerned towards their health and would like to receive best standard of treatment. This clinical mobility is essential for the healthcare industry to become more efficient and effective while enabling healthcare professionals the best means to help people. The Indian Government is also focusing on m-Health to be the most useful and convenient vehicle for disease surveillance, treatment support, epidemic outbreak tracking and chronic disease management. The popularity and use of M-Health is increasing daily especially in the underserved areas with large population where habitants majorly rely on mobile phones. In short, m-Health is here to stay despite many fears of surveillance.According to a study conducted by Yahoo's Flurry Analytics, the app usage in India is growing at 43% year on year. Data also reveals that about 323 million people in India access internet through their mobile phones, which corresponds to about 24.3 percent of the country's population, eventually leading to an increase to a projected amount of 524.5 million that is approximately around 37.4 percent by 2021. As per Google Trends, a tool which helps to understand the relative interest in a particular search term, India ranks among the top five countries for search terms like `mobile health', `health apps', `medical apps' and `m-Health'. This clearly confirms that, the Indian population is very inclined towards m-Health.3. Artificial IntelligenceThe use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in medicine and healthcare is gaining momentum. Apart from AI robots mainly designed for caregiving, AI is expected to be of significant help in medical diagnosis, medical product development and workflow optimization. AI applications can improve the speed and accuracy of the diagnosis process. Analytics can also identify concerning developments and allow practitioners to start looking at possible approaches for early treatment. Machine learning algorithms are also utilized to safely explore chemical and biological interactions in the drug discovery process, bringing new drugs to market faster.4. Data Science and Predictive AnalysisDevelopments in data science and predictive analytics have made it probable for practitioners to look for deeper insights. Patient history gathered from ancestry and family histories can be fed into AI-based systems to reach a diagnosis quicker. Each record is saved in one modifiable file and not only saves doctors from loads of paperwork but also serves as a valuable statistical source. It also can be used for intervention and provide warnings and reminders when a patient needs new medical examinations or procedures. 5. VR / AR in HealthcareThe use of virtual (VR) and augmented reality (AR) solutions has led to significant advances in healthcare technologies. From educating new students to planning procedures, the field of AR and VR in healthcare offers serious promise. VR and AR propose significant advances to healthcare technologies from diagnosis to medical education and are already used in treatment for the wide range of illnesses. While with virtual reality, the person emerges in totally artificially created surroundings, augmented reality generates images that can be layered on the top of real-world objects. VR and AR have some great benefits for emergency response, prevention and diagnosis, surgery and imparting medical education, especially to budding surgeons.While technology and innovation worldwide is constantly evolving and changing daily, the healthcare industry is expected to witness some of most innovative digital trends which could shape the development of healthcare and medical industry in 2019 and beyond. Dr. GSK Velu
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