Smart hospital maximizes productivity due to digital transformation of the healthcare industry and provides better patient satisfaction and flexibility. Smart hospitals are playing a major role during the COVID-19 pandemic situation. Technology can aid social distancing between non-infected and infected patients and has been helpful in limiting the growth and spread of the virus. Hence, several market players are collaborating with healthcare organizations to provide smart hospital solutions which is expected to drive the growth of smart hospitals market during the forecast period. For instance, in July 2020, KT Corporation collaborated with the Asan Medical Center, South Korea, and Hyundai Robotics Co., to develop contactless medical services such as real-time health care tracking using wearables and remote diagnosis.
Market Dynamics
Key players are entering long term collaborations and agreements with healthcare providers in order to provide better and advanced healthcare services and facilities. This is expected to propel the growth of the global smart hospitals market during the forecast period. For instance, in 2017, Humber River Hospital started a Hospital Command Centre with GE Healthcare to monitor and manage the flow of patients at every stage of their care and treatment. Hence, such long term partnerships are encouraging technological advancement in healthcare sector which in turn is making the hospitals smarter and driving the market growth.
Rising launch of new applications and products is the major factor driving the market growth over the forecast period. For instance, in March 2021, Navia Life Care, a healthcare company, announced the launch of Navia Smart EMR 2.0, an integrated platform that allows doctors to create digital prescriptions and provides easier conversation with patients on online platform.
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