A 10-Point Guide for Hospitals to Strategize and Implement their Smart Hospital Program
The healthcare industry is battling with many challenges. The healthcare costs are rising (global health care spending is projected to reach $8.7 trillion by 2020). There is a constant need and demand to improve access to care. There is an increasing involvement of patients in…
The Role of AI & IoT In Smart Hospitals – Top Use Cases
Although technological advancements have been helping healthcare organizations achieve a certain degree of operational efficiency, the drawbacks of manually inputting medical information, inflexible networking, and poor integration between various departments cannot be ignored. These drawbacks restrict the smooth operation of the healthcare organizations which is…
IoT is Set to Disrupt the Healthcare Service Delivery Model
The Internet of Things (IoT) is already revolutionizing healthcare. In simple terms, the IoT for healthcare comprises devices and applications that are able to connect to healthcare IT systems through computer networks. These devices include wireless sensors, which gather and can send information to caregivers,…
A Guide to IoT Based Healthcare Apps
In a world that has been effectively ‘appified’ it is no surprise that today, we find an app for everything. So pervasive has the app economy been that from banking to your gourmet food guide, everything is being supported by these apps. And as time…
Here’s What Healthcare Executives Need To Know While Embarking On The Journey Of Smart Hospitals
Since the last few years, the healthcare sector has seen an exponential rise in the adoption and use of new healthcare technologies. By exploiting an unprecedented amount of data and combining it with modern technology like cloud computing, machine learning, big data analytics, Artificial Intelligence…
Why Hospitals Are Hesitant to Adopt Healthcare Analytics
In today’s healthcare scenario, it is important for all hospitals to adopt new technologies to improve their services and operations. By deploying Healthcare Information Systems (HIS) and health analytics tools, hospitals can have all medical tests, lab reports and prescribed medications for patients at one…
Robotics in Healthcare – The New Frontier
In today’s world, robotics finds its usefulness in every industry be it space discovery, defense, manufacturing, automobile, movies, agriculture, and of course, in the medical field. With a wide variety of robots, such as humanoid robots, evolutionary robots, bio-inspired robots, and cognitive robots being used…
The Growing Popularity of Blockchain in Healthcare – Here is What You Should Know
The rise of blockchain beyond the confines of Bitcoin and its entry into the healthcare industry is extremely exciting for someone like me, deeply interested in healthcare technology. Blockchain is a distributed system that records and stores transaction data, and these records are indisputable and…
Big Data in Healthcare – Challenges and Opportunities
The healthcare industry has undergone a drastic transformation today with the use of technologies such as big data and advanced analytics. These technologies have revealed new possibilities with data-driven insights using disparate sources of information. The adoption of big data has led to improved operational…
Here Is How Predictive Analytics Can Improve Healthcare
Is technology worth anything if it does not solve an important problem or save lives? The healthcare industry has been keen to look towards technology to improve care and better hospital outcomes. Over the past couple of years, given the immense and tangible benefits new…