HOSPITALS
INSIGHTS
PwC ’ s eight highlights of how robotics and AI are transforming healthcare :
• Helping people maintain a healthy lifestyle .
• Early detection capabilities .
• Enhanced diagnostics .
• Improved healthcare decision-making .
• Better therapies and treatments .
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• End of life care and the capacity for vulnerable people to remain independent for longer .
• Streamlined research .
• Advanced training .
but also to more routine procedures like dispensing pharmaceuticals and disinfecting medical devices and equipment . Assenmacher adds , “ Robots have reduced the role of fomites ( inanimate objects which can lead to infection ) in the spread of disease while maintaining the quality of the healthcare system . These are an indispensable part of a modern healthcare system .”
SUMMER / AUTUMN 2020