Tech Trends That Will Shape The Healthcare Industry In 2020

New technological innovations have a significant impact on the functioning of every industry, and the healthcare sector is no different. In fact, the healthcare and medicine vertical has been embracing technological changes with such encouragement and proactivity that new discoveries are bound to influence how things are done in this market space.

The healthcare industry, like other industries, has digitized itself to a great extent and can benefit from the upcoming technological trends to a great extent. In this article, we discuss the tech trends we may expect to see in the immediate future that bear the potential to shape the healthcare industry in 2020.

• AI and Machine Learning – Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning hold great potential for use by the healthcare sector. These technologies can be used to improve the accuracy with which diseases are identified and diagnosed, healthcare plans are devised, health epidemics are monitored, and medical research, clinical trials, and operations are made more effective. AI can learn from an individual’s medical history data and predict the probability of them contracting a disease. They also help the physician tailor a custom treatment plan for them.
• Robotics – Robots have already been employed in tech-forward operation units across the world to help out during surgical procedures. However, robots have more potential for the medical industry than to be used as surgical assistance. These robots can help provide doctors with aid by transporting medical supplies, helping patients with prosthetics, disinfecting hospital rooms, and so on.
• Internet of Things (IoT) – IoT-enabled smart devices can render healthcare quicker and more efficient. It enables remote monitoring so that the doctor can track the real-time location of medical apparatus. Wearables worn by the patient can help doctors keep a check on their vitals and much more.
• 3D Printing – 3D printing essentially allows a person to print out a physical image from a digital image. It facilitates patient-specific care and may be utilized to create more realistic prosthetics. Tissue engineering becomes more accurate with this technology. In fact, even surgical tools can be custom-made according to patient needs with the help of 3D printing.
• Genomics – AI and ML work to advance genomic medicine. The patient’s genomic information is used to customize a treatment plan and medication for them. Computers analyze and identify gene mutations in the patient that accelerate the rate at which a disease spreads inside their body. Medical research benefits from such information by understanding how similar disease threats can be countered for future cases and how to go about treating the condition.

Discussed above are only a handful of various technological innovations that are slated to revolutionize the healthcare space in 2020. There are many more of the same.

Phoenix Family Medical Centre is aware of these transformational tech trends that hold the potential to change the way physicians and clinics work in 2020. It strives to embed as much of these emerging applications as possible into their functioning to improve the diagnosis and treatment of patients visiting them for their healthcare needs.

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