The 2020s mark the transition to digital healthcare. By 2023, 65% of patients worldwide will have access to care through a digital healthcare gateway, as healthcare providers look for better ways to improve access, participation and experiences across the world. the services.
As such, the rapid adoption of virtual reality, 3D printing, telehealth, artificial intelligence (AI), microfluidics, and other innovative technologies allows healthcare providers and patients to access their information conveniently and in real time. . These digitally enabled technologies support care coordination through continuous care, connect providers and patients, and provide patient care when and where needed. However, this rapid march towards digital transformation has also given a strong focus on the digital divide in health. According to the Pew Research Center, nearly 1 in 8 Americans live in poverty, with low-income individuals having lower smartphone ownership rates (71%), domestic broadband access (59%) , Internet use (82%) and basic digital systems. literacy (53%). 2, 3, 4
Listen to Fran Ayalasomayajula, head of HP digital strategies, and Daniel Colling, global head of healthcare solutions and practices, talk about patient-based technological innovations, ranging from virtual reality, 3D printing and intelligence. artificial intelligence to the hospital at home, the diagnosis of the point of care and the intelligent system. Care coordination. In this episode, we will explore what happens when these technologies are intentionally developed and implemented with these communities in mind. It will be an engaging discussion about the new frontier of healthcare, which brings together all providers and patients and has a positive impact on patient outcomes.
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Designing technology with simplicity and larger form factors is a critical component of digital strategy. The rapid adoption of telecare still challenges the patient experience, as more than 50% of encounters are telephony-based in older adults who do not have a smartphone or broadband connectivity.
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State-of-the-art technologies such as virtual reality, 3D printing, AI and microfluids that were not common before the pandemic have been adopted, on a rapid scale, with incredible results in tackling infectious diseases head-on, filling the gap of PPE and personalized care and addressing new ways of addressing the treatment of pain in chronic diseases and immersive education.
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IDC Directions 2021, Industry Overview, Digital Healthcare Transformation (DX) Triggered)
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San Francisco Digital Equity. Digital equity. San Francisco Office of Housing and Community Development. City and county of San Francisco. 2018. Accessed April 6, 2020. https://sfmohcd.org/digital-equity, Pew Research Center. Demographics of ownership and adoption of mobile devices in the United States. 2018. Accessed April 6, 2020. http://www.pewinternet.org/fact-sheet/mobile/ and Pew Research Center. Demographics of Internet Use and Domestic Broadband in the United States. 2019. Accessed April 2, 2020. http://www.pewinternet.org/fact-sheet/internet-broadband/
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Pew Research Center. Mobile information sheet. Accessed April 7, 2021. https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/mobile/