IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE
IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE
In ‘ No longer science fiction , AI and robotics are transforming healthcare ’, PwC presents an interesting benefit of robotics within health services that is easy to overlook : enhanced end of life care . Enabling people to remain in their own homes for longer by automating core tasks or even being programmed with AI to ‘ converse ’ with patients to ease their loneliness , this application of robotics could reduce the need for hospitalisation in many instances , thus opening up availability for beds and lowering operational costs for hospitals and care facilities .
Assenmacher summarises this by stating that advanced robotics will simply lead to better yet lower-cost health services in hospitals . In fact , he claims , the effect could be of such a magnitude that it dramatically alters how average people receive healthcare . “ Lower-cost healthcare enabled by advanced robotics will have a democratising effect for the entire world ’ s population ,” he concludes . By making complex surgical procedures easier and faster , reducing the spread of infection which leads to even
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