IoT and digital health should be major contributors to helping hospitals better manage patient flow. There are two areas where we think providers can benefit from leveraging digital health: (1) Data collection and analytics through electronic medical records (EMRs). EMRs offer several potential benefits to hospitals, such as improving quality (clinical benefits) and safety measures. Further, the proliferation of wearables stands to make the data within EMRs orders of magnitude more robust. For the first time, low-power, blue-tooth technologies can continuously transmit patient data from any location. The collection of these readings can create a “longitudinal data set” (i.e., patient measurements from full days, weeks, etc.). To use these data valuable, however, significant advances in EMR technology are needed (such as data analytics tools). (2) Remote monitoring of patients that allows for treatment modification before a hospitalization is every required. We see a number of technologies that can improve patient care and limit unnecessary admissions (such as those discussed earlier in this report). Wearable and implantable monitors allow for physicians and other healthcare providers to monitor everything from medication adherence to complex cardiovascular markers (like pulmonary artery pressure).
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