Healthcare digitalisation.
Digitalisation of the healthcare sector is opening the door to a host of opportunities and allowing us to combat the shortage of a skilled workforce in rural areas and the new challenges facing hospitals through optimised, digital processes all with a keen eye on cybersecurity risks.
Account Manager, Stemmer
The benefits of digitalised healthcare:
E-health.
Telemedicine.
Efficient, location-agnostic
care.
Realtime data.
Optimised processes.
Highest cybersecurity standards.
Modern healthcare collaboration tools.
Telemedicine can be hugely beneficial when it comes to providing high-quality care, regardless of the location. It ensures specialist knowledge can be accessed wherever it is needed, such as during emergency treatment and for doctors located in rural areas, and comes into its own for virtual consultations when used with collaboration solutions such as Cisco Webex and video conference systems. It also supports communication between doctors, for example when a second opinion from a specialist unit is needed while telediagnostics allows medical data to be electronically transmitted to a specialist for diagnosis. A modern communications platform can also bring real added value to care facilities to facilitate contact with relatives who maybe live further away or who can’t visit due to COVID-19 or for other reasons.
Modern healthcare collaboration tools.
Telemedicine can be hugely beneficial when it comes to providing high-quality care, regardless of the location. It ensures specialist knowledge can be accessed wherever it is needed, such as during emergency treatment and for doctors located in rural areas, and comes into its own for virtual consultations when used with collaboration solutions such as Cisco Webex and video conference systems. It also supports communication between doctors, for example when a second opinion from a specialist unit is needed while telediagnostics allows medical data to be electronically transmitted to a specialist for diagnosis. A modern communications platform can also bring real added value to care facilities to facilitate contact with relatives who maybe live further away or who can’t visit due to COVID-19 or for other reasons.
Inventory management.
Modern, digitalised infrastructures are the cornerstone of optimised inventory solutions in clinics and healthcare facilities, covering a wide-range of applications from bed management and locating and the optimised maintenance of medical devices.
The ability to track the location and the technical and hygiene condition of hospital beds as well as to locate medical equipment in real time not only alleviates the pressure on staff, but can also significantly save costs.
Monitor the status of medical devices and their maintenance intervals with tags to reduce workloads and boost efficiency and ensure they are always ready when you need them and can be located in a snap during an emergency.
Inventory management.
Modern, digitalised infrastructures are the cornerstone of optimised inventory solutions in clinics and healthcare facilities, covering a wide-range of applications from bed management and locating and the optimised maintenance of medical devices.
The ability to track the location and the technical and hygiene condition of hospital beds as well as to locate medical equipment in real time not only alleviates the pressure on staff, but can also significantly save costs.
Monitor the status of medical devices and their maintenance intervals with tags to reduce workloads and boost efficiency and ensure they are always ready when you need them and can be located in a snap during an emergency.
Enhance emergency treatment with optimised data sharing from the ambulance.
In a medical emergency, fast and efficient treatment is critical. Modern networks can significantly speed up the sharing of, for example, patient data and treatment steps at the scene of an incident or in the ambulance. Mobile 5G data in the ambulance connected directly with the hospital means the patient can be taken directly up to surgery and everyone can see exactly the treatment which has already been provided, allowing the treating physician and surgeon to collaborate in an instant.
Enhance emergency treatment with optimised data sharing from the ambulance.
In a medical emergency, fast and efficient treatment is critical. Modern networks can significantly speed up the sharing of, for example, patient data and treatment steps at the scene of an incident or in the ambulance. Mobile 5G data in the ambulance connected directly with the hospital means the patient can be taken directly up to surgery and everyone can see exactly the treatment which has already been provided, allowing the treating physician and surgeon to collaborate in an instant.
The benefits of networked sensors.
Networked sensors are set to have a significant impact on the future of healthcare as they are used in a host of application areas.
For example, when it comes to storing medicines, sensors can be used to monitor temperature fluctuations and humidity in store rooms and fridges to optimise the cooling chain.
They could also support patient protection, triggering an alarm if an at risk patient, such as someone with Alzheimer’s, leaves the hospital site.
With the pandemic fresh in our minds, questions are being asked as to how we can better protect hospitals and care homes from the spread of other infections. One option could be installing sensors at entrances which measure visitors’ body temperature and trigger an alarm if a fever is detected.
The benefits of networked sensors.
Networked sensors are set to have a significant impact on the future of healthcare as they are used in a host of application areas.
For example, when it comes to storing medicines, sensors can be used to monitor temperature fluctuations and humidity in store rooms and fridges to optimise the cooling chain.
They could also support patient protection, triggering an alarm if an at risk patient, such as someone with Alzheimer’s, leaves the hospital site.
With the pandemic fresh in our minds, questions are being asked as to how we can better protect hospitals and care homes from the spread of other infections. One option could be installing sensors at entrances which measure visitors’ body temperature and trigger an alarm if a fever is detected.
The importance of security in digitalisation.
An efficient security strategy is absolutely critical in the healthcare industry with personal patient data needing to be protected, networks having to be securely configured and potential cyberattacks being countered through extensive security measures. As recent stories have demonstrated, IT security MUST be top of the agenda.
Only when effective measures are implemented and a multi-layer cybersecurity concept is in place can the digital transformation be a success.
The Hospital Future Act (KHZG) passed by the German parliament in mid-September 2020 underscored this with 3 billion euros earmarked to invest in digitalisation and IT security at hospitals.
The importance of security in digitalisation.
An efficient security strategy is absolutely critical in the healthcare industry with personal patient data needing to be protected, networks having to be securely configured and potential cyberattacks being countered through extensive security measures. As recent stories have demonstrated, IT security MUST be top of the agenda.
Only when effective measures are implemented and a multi-layer cybersecurity concept is in place can the digital transformation be a success.
The Hospital Future Act (KHZG) passed by the German parliament in mid-September 2020 underscored this with 3 billion euros earmarked to invest in digitalisation and IT security at hospitals.
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