{"id":7903,"date":"2021-07-15T04:08:31","date_gmt":"2021-07-15T04:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-1143641-3979373.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=7903"},"modified":"2023-10-26T04:09:27","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T04:09:27","slug":"5-digital-healthcare-technology-trends-to-watch-in-2021-and-beyond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/talentsprint.com\/blog\/5-digital-healthcare-technology-trends-to-watch-in-2021-and-beyond\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Digital Healthcare Technology Trends to Watch in 2021 and Beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The year 2020 reminded everyone on the planet that \u2018health\u2019 matters \u2013 above everything else. Suddenly but irreversibly, the spotlight is back on health. People have learned the hard way that there can be no compromise for the time, attention, and resources that need to be spent on health. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In healthcare, the focus is accentuated on factors like accuracy, prediction, prevention and collaboration. As we move forward, consumers and providers would embrace precise, virtual, engaging, cooperative, and instant healthcare. The emphasis on digital forces, data, engagement, anywhere access and personalization will get much stronger in the next few years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Healthcare- evolves and expands<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The global healthcare spending between 2020 and 2024 is expected to rise at a 3.9% CAGR, considerably faster than the 2.8% recorded in 2015\u20132019 and is expected to reach over $10 trillion by 2024. According to Deloitte\u2019s Healthcare Outlook 2021, global health care spending as a share of  GDP will likely remain at around 10.2 percent through 2023. It would be influenced strongly by increased demand for care, labor costs, clinical and technological advances. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s remarkable here is,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Healthcare consumers are expected to show greater engagement and involvement<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • They will show more inclination and openness to virtual visits and <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • There would be an increase in using technology for health monitoring\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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    Let\u2019s break this down into some specific sub-trends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Digital healthcare trends, that will stay in 2021 and beyond<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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    1. Virtual care
      <\/strong>This is a no-brainer. As people continue to exercise caution, and as social distancing becomes a norm, the need for virtual enablement would be crucial for healthcare. Whatever experiments and adoption patients saw during 2020 and first few months of 2021, would continue to gain pace. According to a recent Deloitte Centre for Health Solutions report, almost 65 percent of healthcare providers in Europe have already increased the adoption of digital technologies. And 64 percent have increased adoption towards virtual care and support and better engagement with patients.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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      As technology gets more and more sophisticated, the penetration of virtual tools would get deeper and deeper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      1. Telemedicine
        <\/strong>This is an off-shoot of virtual enablement. When healthcare institutions and hospitals of all sizes were busy handling emergency cases and Corona patients, the other parts of healthcare quickly shifted to Telemedicine.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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        Consultations and diagnosis became possible and turned swiftly on a telemedicine platform. From mental health to child care to skincare \u2013 almost every specialty found a savior in the speed and reach that Telemedicine provided. This will continue its traction. The recent Deloitte Health Care Consumer Response to COVID-19 Survey shows that consumers using virtual visits grew from 15 percent to 19 percent between 2019 and 2020, and this number jumped to 28 percent after April 2020. 80 percent of consumers have said they are likely to have virtual visits even in the post-pandemic scenario.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        1. Telehealth with CX<\/strong>
          <\/strong>While technology adoption will continue to rise,  providers and solution-makers would have to ensure that they do not compromise on the patient experience. Customer Experience or CX has become a dominant theme for every industry in the age of digitization- more so after the pandemic. An Econsultancy and Adobe Digital Trends 2021 survey has identified some substantial barriers to success in marketing and experience. For \u2018mainstream\u2019 CX businesses (those whose CX capability ranged from \u2018immature\u2019 to \u2018somewhat advanced\u2019), the continued use of legacy systems was voted as the barrier them back from their true potential (43 percent), followed by workflow issues (42 percent) and a lack of digital skills or capabilities (35 percent). This suggests that, despite advances at these companies in 2020, old processes and outdated knowledge continue to hamper efficiency and digital maturity. Healthcare majors and visionary pioneers would have to make sure that they solve this problem to make the best use of tech adoption.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        2. AI-based diagnosis and prognosis<\/strong>
          <\/strong>When everything happens in a hybrid-set-up, and when doctors are hard-pressed for time, it is only natural that healthcare embraces automation and analytics rapidly. The speed and accuracy that Artificial Intelligence tools and modern analytics solutions provide is unprecedented. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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