HEALTHCARE 4.0
and hospitals . The challenge will be in ensuring the accuracy of what ’ s being done because you are dependent on the information that ’ s coming via a wearable device , web portal etc . It ’ s important for organisations to understand the impact if these services go wrong or if a patient ’ s health is degraded .
“ Ultimately , I predict we ’ ll see a better patient experience for all . It ’ s the same as maintaining the health of your vehicle … MOT on one day , annual service on another , insurance and tax to arrange – it can be quite frustrating unifying all of that . Similarly , bringing healthcare services together to a single point can help us understand the impact of one thing on another . For example , your GP might be trying to help you understand why you ’ ve had persistent headaches but doesn ’ t know you ’ ve made three visits to the dentist in the past six months . Maybe there ’ s an opportunity to better explore the IoT connections between different health issues and departments in order to deliver a better diagnosis .”
“ We ’ re going to see more services which can be consolidated into your health app for a single view of everything from your dental care to physio ”
- MARTIN JAMES , RVP FOR WESTERN EUROPE , DATASTAX
46 June 2018