Top Healthcare Robotics and Imaging Trends to Look Out for in 2023
Technological advancement is noticeable everywhere and even more so in the healthcare sector. Post the COVID-19 pandemic, the healthcare sector has evolved in various ways, including diagnostics, imaging, screening, and different treatment methodologies, to be reliable on technology and digitization.
Moreover, genetic screening and genomic testing are used as standards to not only identify patients at risk of developing a condition but also to work together with wearable tech to provide custom treatments to keep patients healthy in the long term.
In this article, top healthcare trends will be discussed, which are expected to change the face of the healthcare sector in 2023.
Top Technologies Changing the Aspect of Healthcare
Technology has updated the healthcare sector, making it more efficient and accurate by providing doctors and other medical professionals with innovative and effective ways to diagnose and treat symptoms. Diagnostic tools such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography scans (CT scans) have helped doctors to diagnose diseases and illnesses with more accuracy than ever before.
More and more medical professionals are leveraging technology such as artificial intelligence, virtual reality, robotics, and automation to address medical needs through real-time meeting capacities and other online platforms for fast communication between patients and doctors to start the treatment process on time.
Some of the trending technologies in the healthcare sector are:
Artificial Intelligence: The use of artificial intelligence in healthcare assists doctors in many aspects of patient care and administrative processes to help with the improvement of existing solutions and overcome challenges faster.
Machine Learning: Machine learning is most commonly used in automated clinical decision support, medical billing, and the development of clinical practice guidelines in health systems.
3D Bioprinting Technology: 3D bioprinting has great customization of prostheses for hips, knees, spine, skulls, etc., and the production of fully functional lightweight mechanical limbs to improve integration with the other bones in the body.
Robotic Augmentation: Robots can create a smoother workflow, ensuring higher levels of patient care. Robots are also used to promote the welfare of medical staff by relieving the pressures of overburdening the healthcare system.
Top Healthcare Imaging Technology Trends Expected in 2023
Imaging in the medical field refers to several different technologies that are used to assess the human body for diagnosing, monitoring, and treating medical conditions. Several imaging technologies provide a lot of information related to possible disease, injury, or the effectiveness of medical treatment for different sections of the body.
Following are some of the major trends that are expected in the upcoming year in the healthcare sector:
Imaging services to follow an uneven shift to freestanding sites of care: Imaging services are expected to be moved away from hospitals for a while. There are a few clinical barriers that have led to the movement of these services to off-campus sites. Since consumers are constantly pushing for lower costs and convenient care, health centers are paying huge amounts of security money, and imaging centers are placed on sites.
This shift is rapidly occurring in the U.S., with strong market-level variables driving regional differences. Factors such as state certificate-of-need laws, strong payers in the market dictating healthcare centers, or major employers taking active roles in reducing employee healthcare costs are hugely affecting the imaging center site shift.
Private equity (PE) investments to reshape radiology practices: Radiology practice consolidation is not something that the healthcare industry has not witnessed earlier. The number of radiologists has increased by around 40–50%. However, what’s new now is the involvement of private equity firms, with 65% of the investment being received from PE firms or PE-backed radiology groups.
- In 2023, healthcare centers will leverage PE firms to reduce back-office costs while strengthening the power of negotiation with suppliers and payers.
- PE leadership will incentivize the growth of the efficiency of radiologists, including throughput and productivity, to become top metrics of success.
- PE investments are expected to help in the technological development of the healthcare industry in order to improve employee satisfaction, practice efficiency, cybersecurity, and patient experience.
Updating staff recruitment and retention strategies due to workforce shortage: After the COVID-19 pandemic, workforce shortage has become one of the top concerns for healthcare centers. Such shortages can limit organizations from achieving long-term goals, including growth realization, cost reduction, etc.
Therefore, 2023 will provide a huge opportunity to fulfill the workforce requirements in the healthcare industry.
Existing employees will get benefits, including flexibility in scheduling, hybrid remote/in-person work, sites, etc., support for their holistic well-being, and career development opportunities for the top staff members.
Conclusion
In the wider economy outside of the healthcare industry, privatization in every form is likely to be a major trend through 2023. Emerging market forces will continue to enhance traditional healthcare models and provide opportunities to encourage leaders to plan new and effective strategies to succeed in the changing environment and meet the growing requirement of the healthcare industry in 2023.
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