From the November 2017 issue of HealthCare Business News magazine
Mobile digital health is revolutionizing not just how and what care people get, but where they can receive it. Already, 70 percent of U.S. employers offer telehealth services, and a World Health Organization survey found that 87 percent of countries worldwide had at least one massive mobile health program underway.
While most acute care will continue to take place inside brick-and-mortar medical facilities, future generations will likely receive care virtually, and participate in their own care to greater degrees. For instance, subtle stick-on monitors that look like digital Band-Aids are being developed to help doctors remotely monitor key vital signs, from heart rate and blood pressure to sweat and oxygen levels.
Digital disruption is the new normal for health care. By pairing digital health with AI in new clinical areas, we can make sure that future health care solutions are at once more personal, more precise and more globally connected. In a future where digital health is everywhere and nowhere, and data is ubiquitous, care must and will come to the patient.
About the author: Bipin Thomas is a renowned thought-leader on consumer-centric health care transformation. Thomas is a board member of HealthCare Business News magazine and strategic advisor to HealthTap. He is a senior executive at Flex, where he is leading business innovation by enabling intelligent products and connecting stakeholders across industries. Thomas is a former senior executive at Accenture and UST Global, where he implemented strategic digital initiatives across the care continuum.
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