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As global healthcare teams continue to adjust to a digital-first future for delivering patient care, HPE’s Future of Healthcare Survey reveals how the healthcare industry is going through a rapid transformation, with a profound impact on the technologies and solutions required to meet the demands of modern, scalable healthcare delivery.

Market research firm Vanson Bourne conducted the HPE-sponsored survey to explore respondents’ perceptions on how the pandemic has impacted technology in their healthcare organization, opportunities and challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic, artificial intelligence (AI), edge technologies, hybrid cloud, machine learning (ML), and telehealth. The findings point to an increased focus and investment in solutions that can help healthcare organizations future-proof their edge-to-cloud IT environments and ensure agility and flexibility in the ways they deliver quality patient care at scale, regardless of where the providers and patients may be located.

The findings point to an increased focus and investment in solutions that can help healthcare organizations future-proof their edge-to-cloud IT environments and ensure agility and flexibility in the ways they deliver quality patient care at scale, regardless of where the providers and patients may be located.

Virtual patient care with telehealth:

According to Gartner, the number of telehealth visits increased by 154% in the last week of March 2020 compared to the same timeline in 2019. It has helped medical practitioners gather, store, generate and analyze critical patient data without needing to be in constant contact with a network infrastructure. With the help of edge computing technology, patients can connect over video with their healthcare providers for routine checkups, teletherapy appointments, and more.

Still, 68% of clinicians agreed they “frequently have issues in delivering telehealth” to patients due to lack of access to the right technology or networks, highlighting the challenges that remain as the digital divide prevents widespread access to wi-fi connectivity and technology around the world.

The edge computing technology is expected to contribute significantly to healthcare systems in the coming years, and thus to have a positive impact on human health. It enables medical practitioners to get access to specific data in real-time, which helps them to make more informed decisions. These advances are changing healthcare in fundamental ways and driving toward better outcomes for both patients and providers.

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Paul Santilli
Hewlett Packard Enterprise

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