Becker's Healthcare July 25, 2019
Much of the progress made in healthcare in recent decades stemmed from advancements in biotechnology, but in the years to come, digital technology and artificial intelligence will take over as drivers of innovation.
In its annual Global Innovation Index, released July 24, the UN’s World Intellectual Property Organization identified five global trends, all steeped in IT, that will have a significant impact on healthcare.
1. Information revolution: The spread of broadband access and smartphone usage around the world facilitates near-instantaneous sharing of data between patients and providers, enabling remote treatment and expanding clinical databases for use in research and development of new treatments.
2. AI: Now that databases are more comprehensive and advanced computing has become more affordable,...
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