A new report from the National Industry Innovation Network (NIIN) Health Alliance has identified five significant technological transformations set to revolutionise healthcare delivery in the coming year.
The Health x Digital Transformation Report 2024-2025, led by the RMIT-Cisco Health Transformation Lab, offers a roadmap for healthcare providers to implement these innovations effectively.
Professor Vishaal Kishore, Executive Chair of the RMIT-Cisco Health Transformation Lab, emphasised the urgency of adapting to these changes: “Health has always been a creature of technological change. What has changed has been the pace of technology change, and the pressures on the health sector to keep up.”
The report highlights five key areas of innovation:
- Augmented Intelligences: the deployment of AI and machine learning to make healthcare genuinely smart.
- Simulation and simulacra: using digital replicas and simulation technologies – such as virtual reality, augmented reality, digital twins and 3D printing – to hack the real world.
- Remote patient care: leveraging digital means to provide care that meets the patient where they need it.
- Health system adaptability and dynamism: technologies that foster system resilience and adaptability in times of rapid change.
- Harnessing biotechnology breakthroughs: building the future of healthcare through truly exciting science and technology development.
Notably, the report excludes promising but still experimental technologies like quantum computing and blockchain, focusing instead on innovations that can be implemented within the next 12-18 months.
Nithya Solomon, Director of the RMIT-Cisco Health Transformation Lab, noted the challenge facing healthcare providers: “With new technologies hitting the market on a daily basis, the health sector can be left uncertain on what technologies could make the most impact and how to take the next step.”
This report aims to bridge that gap, providing clear guidance for healthcare organisations looking to stay at the forefront of technological innovation and improve patient care.
Ritchelle is a Content Producer for Healthcare Channel, Australia’s premier resource of information for healthcare.
