Hospital & Healthcare Management June 19, 2021
Digital technology can transform the home to “hospital of the future”
Powered by digital technologies, the home is becoming the foundation for personalized healthcare of the future. The home has the potential to become the epicenter for delivery of care services, self-care, and evidence generation about health. In the 19th century, the family doctor made house visits to attend to the entire family. Today, smart sensors, remote patient monitoring, virtual medicine, and outgoing home care services bring healthcare into our homes, creating the virtual house doctor of the 21st century. Home-based care is not only more convenient and safer than the hospital setting, but it also improves health outcomes.
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