If we look in terms of revenue and employment, Health tech in India has become one of the largest sectors. With advancing technologies and increasing interconnectivity, this sector is growing at a rapid pace. Today, implementing technology in the delivery of healthcare is not just add on benefit for the stakeholders, but has become the utmost necessity for a better deliverability of healthcare as a whole. Moreover, with the increase in the income of middle class in India, there has been a significant increase in the demand for robust, efficient and effective tech-driven healthcare services and products.  

Dr. Simon Lorenz, Co-Founder of Klara had also once quoted, “Value-based care is the right step towards a quality focused care. Value is measured by either improvement in (1) quality of life or (2) length of life for the patient. The individual patient’s perception of these two measures is a major factor in the determinant of value, allowing the patient to be a vital member of the care team. Therefore, the success of value-based care depends on doctor-patient communication.” Similarly various technology tools have been bridging the gap between a quality healthcare and patients, irrespective of time and space.

Even Government of India to promote Indian healthcare industry has been taking some major initiatives, from increasing healthcare spending to three percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 2022, establishment of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), to setting up of National Nutrition Mission (NNM), among others. Further advancements in technology and also the increasing demand for quality healthcare will crucially drive its growth bandwagon. Here are some of the top tech trends in healthcare that is set to further bring advancements in the sector.

Artificial Intelligence                                  

Artificial Intelligence has become a core part of healthcare in enhancing diagnosis, process and security. As threats and security is increasingly lingering across healthcare deliverability, AI can be deployed to monitor any abnormal behaviors in network, frauds, and also predict malware infections using previous data. Various AI tools such as chatbots, wearable devices, among others has also been aiding patients in taking control of their own health by recording health data and enabling a predictive decision making.

Virtual Reality

Virtual Reality today has found many a use cases apart from just gaming. It has been playing a significant role in Healthcare sector as well. Especially across Senior Living Residences, VR is being implemented to aid memory care patients have an experience of their favorite vacation spots, childhood homes, to name a few. Also, it has been significantly aiding surgeons to visualize any obstacles before any surgeries. Also, vivid imagery through VR capabilities is also being used in hospitals as distraction for patients undergoing any severe treatments.

Cloud Computing

Today, various cloud-based platforms available in the market are being optimally put into use to maintain robust healthcare infrastructure and keep records intact. If we talk about public cloud, it gives access to a wide range of generic health information sources where storage and retrieval of organization’s data is permitted. Secondly, Private cloud systems are mostly use for more sensitive data storage and maintenance. Thirdly there are On-premises and hosted solutions which enables IT department to have a better control of the overall operations. And lastly, it is the Hybrid cloud which is arguably the buzzword across organizations today. Hybrid Cloud solutions comes with some of the best features and benefits of cloud computing in healthcare.