Hospitals and healthcare facilities are an integral part of our society. Hospitals treat patients and keep us healthy using the best medical knowledge and practice. Hospitals are increasingly embracing advanced technologies from operations management to record keeping and even diagnostics, and IT systems are helping doctors and nurses achieve feats.
Digital transformation changed everything
In healthcare, as in many other industries, digital transformation has been rapid. Modern medical equipment is connected to the network, making the IT infrastructure inextricably linked with the day-to-day processes in the healthcare sector, including the treatment of patients. This has increased the effectiveness and quality of treatment. However, digitalization is fraught with new pitfalls. Today's hospital IT networks with so many new connected devices have more potential points of failure than ever before.
Healthcare and pandemic
When coronavirus patients were added to the regular flow of patients, the burden on health systems increased. According to the ONS report , 42% of patients suffered from limited or no treatment availability.
Now we are not talking about long-term development plans or transformations by 2030 or 2040. - everything is needed here and now. Outdated hardware, including IT systems, prevents healthcare professionals from focusing on core tasks. Many systems support key processes from clinical research to therapy follow-up. Therefore, network failures in healthcare facilities are unacceptable.
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