Every second, an exponential amount of healthcare data is generated and analyzed for insights. Today, approximately 30 percent of the world’s data volume is being generated by the healthcare industry, according to a study by Stanford University and reported by RBC Capital Markets. Hospitals alone produce an astounding 50 petabytes of data per year.
The study also reports that by 2025, the compound annual growth rate of data for healthcare will reach 36 percent, which is 6 percent faster than manufacturing, 10 percent faster than financial services and 11 percent faster than media and entertainment.
So what are the driving forces for healthcare organizations to collect these massive amounts of data? A report by Hitachi Vantara states that hospitals are aiming to create a more sustainable and cost-effective system, using data to discover issues faced by patients; augment and automate operations to improve tasks and workflows; and enhance the clinician experience.
Designing the Data-driven Hospital
Data collection at this scale has numerous challenges. To fully benefit from the opportunities in the healthcare industry, solution providers need the right partner and methods for data collection and storage. Hitachi Vantara has compiled a three-tiered approach to improving patient outcomes by embedding data into the decisions and processes of care delivery. Those areas include:
- Digital Coordinated Care. This approach includes turning insights into action for better patient-centric care. Coordinated care requires healthcare organizations to embed data in decisions to deliver insights into performance, discharge, capacity and demand for specific services. Using data empowers care teams with the visibility needed to proactively manage their environment. And digital care reinforces the foundational data infrastructure that is critical to successful healthcare delivery.
- Digital Operations. This segment focuses on using data to predict demand and plan an operational response. It also includes using data to improve agility, wait times, capacity and diagnostic system utilization. It relies on tools to maximize efficiency, including use of the newest technology such as artificial intelligence and machine learning, the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT), digital twin architectures, robotics and automation tools.
- Connected Ecosystem. Connected vs. siloed data systems allow hospitals to tailor treatment and deliver personalized medicine for better outcomes. A connected ecosystems enhances collaboration by connecting clinicians, scientists and researchers across the entire healthcare value chain. A digital ecosystem augments intelligence to accelerate cures, improve diagnostics and achieve data-driven outcomes. The goal is to constantly look beyond present care methods by providing a path to future-focused IT systems design.
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