This Week in Health & Life Sciences Tech
India fights NCDs with AI. Medical IoT could learn from Industrial IoT. Optimizing EHRs with predictive analytics. Health tech is more palatable for seniors when paired with traditional care. And bold players in healthcare AI.
AI Brings Hope in Solving India’s Healthcare Challenges
The prevalence of non-communicable diseases is on the rise in India—a country where 66 percent of the rural population is cared for by only 33 percent of the nation’s practicing doctors. The convergence of these challenges underscores the need for increased services in rural government hospitals, including advanced screening and diagnostics. Intel India is exploring how AI can fill in the gaps.
3 Things Digital Health Developers Can Learn From the Industrial Internet of Things
Why replace outdated appliances when you can retrofit them? IIoT has harnessed this idea, stretching the value of industrial equipment by making hardware adjustments that enable their compatibility with newer technologies. Applied to medical IoT, retrofits of digital health therapies would ensure continued service in chronic care situations. It’s one of three lessons from IIoT development.
Information Technology as a Foundation for Growth
The benefits of electronic health records have garnered mixed reviews, but it turns out most healthcare organizations aren’t using EHRs to their full potential. That’s why physician networks like Novant Health are deploying predictive analytics technology that will enable them to better manage patient flow. It’s part of a trend, with 63 percent of organizations planning to invest in analytics.
How to Engage Seniors With Digital Health
More than three-quarters of older U.S. adults would like to stay in their homes. While technology can make this possible, it can also be very daunting for older populations. As such, a mix of traditional approaches like social work and maximum engagement could help support older people’s use of innovative health tech.
Forward-Looking Providers Made Strides With AI in 2019
Everyone was talking about AI in healthcare this year, but only a few took bold action. In Israel, one medical center leveraged machine learning to reduce medication-related risks for patients. And in Ohio, a health system deployed AI to enable more effective early detection for lung nodules.