The opportunity in #healthcare IoT is estimated to be $2.5 trillion by 2025. How are we embracing this change? The Types of Opportunities that present themselves to the Startups, Healthcare IT organisations are tremendous.
During the #PhilipsChat, on the 10th April 2017, we asked the experts what they thought about the current trends and focus areas that the IT Industry, Medical Device Manufacturers, Hospitals and Startups will need to keep in view in the near and short-term while making their organisation ready for the Digital Transformation that can be and will be enabled by #IoT in Healthcare.
Presenting the insights shared by Rajesh Batra (@rbatra868), VP-IT, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai on #IoT in Healthcare #PhilipsChat.
Q1: In the near term (1-3 years), What are the top 3 innovations in IoT that can benefit healthcare?:
Rajesh Batra: Home care and home physiotherapy
Q2: Is an IoT based system going to be a utility or a service?:
Rajesh Batra: Service
Q3. Do you see any device, connected via any protocol and with any cloud; as the future, if yes how will that be achieved? Standards?:
Rajesh Batra: Yes. Even today, there are trials going on for pregnancy related data coming to hospitals. Elderly care is also happening
Q4: In India (or your country), what are the Digital Infrastructure requirements for enabling IoT based Innovations in Healthcare?:
Rajesh Batra: The cost for thin broad band, which is used in IoT needs to come down
Q5. How can hospitals leverage #IoT based solutions for service delivery and patient care? :
Rajesh Batra: It is an eco system under evolution. We need to wait for a couple of years, when hospitals will be focused on delivery through IoT
Q6: What are the aspects of Connected Care for the Patient Care Continuum (https://twitter.com/HCITExpert/status/692309239570628608):
Rajesh Batra: Elderly care and Preventive care
Q7: What are the Healthcare based Smart City components? How can Local, State and National Government’s make #IoT solutions in healthcare economically viable?:
Rajesh Batra: Not sure of Government role in IoT. It is best done in Public Private partnership to keep it viable. Government can’t be responsible for service delivery. However, government can look into duties for devices and cost of thereof and cost of thin broadband.
Q8: How can private hospitals justify the RoI’s of Smart Hospital Components? :
Rajesh Batra: As said, it is an evolving service. So it needs to be watched closely
Q9: Give us a Buzzword we are going to be hearing regarding IoT based innovations in Healthcare.:
Rajesh Batra: Home care and Elderly care
Q10. Tell us a 5 Year view of IoT in Healthcare and what would a Patient Experience in a Smart Hospital?:
Q11. Finally: What areas of IoT based innovations are you looking to partner with Startups for? Can you give us two areas?:
Rajesh Batra: At the moment, we are in the process of implementing Beacons for a better patient experience at the hospital.
References
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Here is the original Blog Post announcing the #PhilipsChat Tweetchat : http://blog.hcitexpert.com/2017/04/philipschat-on-iot-in-healthcare.html
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Curated list of Tweets from the #PhilipsChat: https://twitter.com/i/moments/852242427008233473
- Review the #PhilipsChat Transcript & analytics via @symplur here >> http://hcsm.io/2loNiv7
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[VIDEO] IT to #IoT in Healthcare by @rbatra868 via @PhilipsBlore https://youtu.be/oxllMGzp6gI
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Author
Rajesh Batra
VP-IT at Kokilaben Dhirubai Ambani Hospital. Responsible for HIS, ERP implementation along with IT infrastructure initiatives and IT Operations and new IT initiatives.
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