3. Integrated diagnosis that supports interdisciplinary collaboration.
Advances in integrated diagnostics will make it easier to exchange patient information between healthcare professionals of all disciplines. To help them work together more efficiently and effectively. It’s like creating a ‘cockpit’ used to work together. It brings together relevant information from different domains. in the digital environment of Provider Independent To support rapid and accurate diagnosis for patients
For example, In the case of cancer patients, receiving an accurate and early diagnosis will help the treatment see more good results. In this regard, experts in various fields have also gained further information on the consistency of their results. This creates a continuous feedback loop. This can help improve the efficiency of the diagnostic process.
4. Improve collaboration for better monitoring and coordination of care
Interoperability has been a long-standing challenge in the field of public health. This is due to the complexity and fragmentation of health information technology and much of the health data infrastructure. Public health leaders in the Philips Future Health Index (FHI) 2023 report identified it as one of the four key success factors. Provide new approaches to care that combine in-person and virtual care in every setting.
New interoperability can bring together disparate medical devices and systems into a single interface to create a complete, holistic view of a patient’s condition. This allows healthcare providers to confidently provide treatment recommendations from anywhere in the hospital. Helps reduce fluctuations caused by information overload. From the latest innovations such as virtual images of patients in the form of avatars. It can provide further insights. Translating important but complex patient information into an easy-to-understand display.
5. Early risk identification and interventions based on predictive analysis.
Predictive analytics has been one of the trends in healthcare technology in recent years. Deriving operational and clinical insights from historical and real-time data. Predictive analytics can help healthcare providers improve efficiency and take proactive measures. The Philips Future Health Index (FHI) 2023 report shows how 39% of healthcare executives plan to: Invest in artificial intelligence to predict outcomes , up from 30% in 2021.
Today, predictive analytics helps healthcare providers predict and manage patient flow at every point in their facility. This allows them to manage staff resources where they are needed most. These capabilities have proven especially important during crises (such as the COVID-19 pandemic) and are now becoming an essential part of hospital operations.
data-driven By continuously monitoring medical devices such as MR scanners, predictive analytics can also help identify Some hardware devices need maintenance or replacement, which accounts for 30% of service cases. It can be repaired and also helps prevent unexpected events in case the equipment stops working during the inspection.
The same is true in the clinical setting. Predictive analytics can support early detection of patient health risks. Considering vital signs and other patient information together. These features are especially useful in acute care. This could cause complications during this period. Predictive analytics can also help with remote care for patients at home.
For example, one study showed that This system can be used to help predict potentially fatal arrhythmias. Identifying risks early Predictive analytics can move from reactive care to preventative care. which ultimately results in an improvement in the patient’s condition.
6. Use technology to address health disparities
There are still billions of people around the world who do not have access to the public health services they need. Even in countries with good funding for medical equipment, health disparities continue to widen. Requirements for an equitable and sustainable public health system. Never has this become more urgent. In collaboration with Heart of Australia, the Hospital on Wheels project has brought radiodiagnostics such as X-rays and computed tomography (CT) to more remote areas.
7. Smart technology that helps create a healthy daily routine
For more than 15 years, technology like smartwatches has made exercise an increasingly popular and healthy lifestyle. It has also created a wider variety of smart healthcare devices. Additionally, these devices can also detect vital signs.[1,2]– which shows that people need public health technology that can seamlessly fit into their daily lives and can be customized to the user’s preferences and needs.
In 2024, health technology trends are expected to continue to expand and promote healthier behaviors, such as encouraging people to regularly take care of their oral health. It is well known that [3] Oral health is important to overall health.
As people want to take better care of their health and well-being, But there is still a lack of understanding and determination to take care of oral hygiene on a daily basis. Therefore, there must be advice in this matter The electric toothbrush is operated via artificial intelligence connected to the application. It can collect toothbrush data and provide personalized recommendations for users to adapt.
8. Address the environmental impacts of health IT.
From all the healthcare technology trends mentioned above, it proves that Digital transformation has created a huge space to provide more efficient and effective care through the use of algorithmic clinical decision-making and predictive analytics. For example, we can use data to provide personalized, actionable information, such as alerting emergency room teams to potential problems or teaching them to promote healthy behaviors through an app
Digital solutions are clearly scalable. Therefore, it helps support broader protection. Including helping reduce screening and care costs. It also helps adapt a large hospital’s care model to be able to provide care at home, which can help reduce some costs. Because currently there are still 3.5 billion people in the world who still do not have access to a public healthcare system.
Digital health technologies can therefore help expand access to much-needed sustainable healthcare models. It is very encouraging to see the growth trend of healthcare technology companies. medical equipment Vendors and other stakeholders are working together to ensure the right decisions are made to reduce the environmental impact of healthcare IT in 2024 and beyond.
9. Green transformation of the healthcare offering landscape
Addressing the urgency of reducing carbon emissions in public healthcare We see more potential trends in healthcare technology companies. Public health systems and other stakeholders working together to promote sustainable performance across all sectors of the public health system. Including management, innovation, service and delivery.
One of the most impactful sustainability shifts is occurring in the procurement industry, in part due to the significant expansion of ESG disclosure requirements globally. Green procurement will transform the procurement landscape. Healthcare will continue to increase in the coming years.
Criteria to prioritize the procurement of medical equipment and healthcare technology solutions, such as those developed by Philips
1. Ensure suppliers report their environmental impact and plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
2. Focus on the circulation of equipment and technological solutions for public health.
3. Require suppliers to be transparent about product performance and the EcoDesign of products and equipment.
4. Require suppliers to demonstrate how their digital offerings support carbon and material reductions while optimizing resources and workflow efficiency.
5. Require suppliers to disclose their social impacts.
Moving forward Adopting sustainable sourcing standards like these will be an essential strategy for medical device companies and governments seeking to mitigate climate change and biodiversity loss. along with protecting human health and promoting equity in healthcare.
10. Work together to reduce public health impacts around the world.
Healthcare systems are part of a larger value chain, starting from the upstream industry through operations, logistics, use phases and downstream completion. which has a huge impact on biodiversity through land use, pollution, consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.
This is because awareness of the health effects of the environment on people’s health is widespread. We will see a continued trend for health systems to adopt more aggressive strategies to reduce their environmental impact, such as shifting to resource-efficient public health technologies and smart digital solutions, or adopting targeted greenhouse gas emission reductions based on Science – Mandatory targets for all California companies valued over $1 billion by 2025.
However, the amplification of natural risks can be overlooked as organizations believe that the financial impact of climate risks outweighs risks such as Deforestation or water pumping The latter has a serious impact on the health of the population. Therefore, a growing trend in adoption is expected. “Natural costing” is used to support better decision-making on managing resource use, and companies dedicated to achieving science-based goals for nature have developed programs at Philips. Increase the ecological value of traces of production impacts.
In February 2022, Morgan Stanley reported that “There is no doubt that the growing water crisis is forcing every industry to reconsider their use of water.” Philips is not a water-intensive company. However, because many of our manufacturing facilities are located in water-stressed regions, we have initiated a project to reduce total water consumption by 5% compared to 2019 water levels.
Views from around the world The biodiversity footprint of a single organization may not be very large. But unlike greenhouse gas emissions, reducing greenhouse gas emissions alone will have a direct effect, and ecosystem restoration will be more effective if fragmentation starts together. Especially in this area It is important to work together along the entire value chain.
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