GEC NEWS WIREIDC says, 3rd platform technologies of cloud, big data and social media to digitally transform healthcare sector
According to the latest pronouncements from IDC Health Insights, the currently nascent MEA IoT market will take off rapidly, offering considerable potential to vendors and healthcare providers alike through the rest of the decade.
“Few fields have greater IoT opportunities than healthcare,” says Nino Giguashvili, IDC Health Insights’ lead research analyst for Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (CEMA). “Sensor-based technologies, IoT technologies capable of automatically collecting and processing patient data enable us to capture early predictors of diseases while onset is still preventable and to diagnose diseases at early stages, when their progression and unwanted outcomes can be averted.”
With the availability of a wide range of telemedicine solutions, IoT has the potential to break down the distance barriers in healthcare, which are particularly acute in parts of the MEA region.
“The Internet of Things will make available a wealth of health-relevant data that can be used to make informed healthcare decisions. The so-called ‘Internet of health’ is gaining momentum fast, and the innovation-accelerating impact of IoT on healthcare markets will be massive, ultimately making healthcare more proactive, more convenient, safer, smarter, and simply better.” says Giguashvili.
