
What Healthcare Technology Will Look Like in 2023
CIO Review APAC | Wednesday, December 21, 2022

Experts predict that the three technology trends poised to make the most impact in 2023 are extending the clinical setting, focusing on the patient, and evolving healthcare knowledge.
FREMONT, CA:A rise in alternatives for digital transformation and healthcare professional development is one of the challenges the healthcare sector will likely face in 2023. The pandemic-induced disruption of the upcoming year is anticipated to coalesce into regions of clarity and decreased variability. High-level, holistic perspectives will be necessary to forge the desired future; experts have used their decades of industry experience to distil into three areas of predicted change.
Extending the Clinical Revolution Beyond the Office
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Pharmacy roles will continue to expand. Pharmacists around the world supported patient education during the COVID-19 public health emergency and made sure that hospitals had access to non-routinely stored medications. In addition to delivering widespread vaccination, pharmacy technicians gained recognition for their work in point-of-care diagnostics, specimen collection, medication interventions, and interventions involving prescription distribution. The most approachable healthcare professionals in their communities are frequently pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. The scope of practice for both roles will continue to develop in the coming year to foster more direct patient care. This shift is merging with the "retailification" of healthcare. But this has the potential to lead to more clinical silos, which must be avoided. Regulations and constraints that have been largely relaxed during the public health emergency will be the driving force behind this potential for change.
Telehealth and health content advance to the next level of maturity. Post-COVID telehealth and telemedicine have a quarter-trillion-dollar market potential, and this attention is spurring a wave of new businesses and innovations. But to balance this new energy, reliable clinical data and studies supported by evidence are required. Questions regarding the effectiveness and results of virtual treatment and the underlying data guiding clinical decision-making have grown as telehealth and telemedicine have become more widely accepted as mainstream alternatives.
Sculpting a Complete Patient Story Through Compliance and Speciality Medicine
Improved data coding and interoperability will facilitate clear, accurate health documentation. Millions of patients are now negotiating issues related to prevention, long-term effects, and how prior infection will interact with pre-existing chronic diseases as a result of COVID-19, which has had a significant impact on the patient story. An accurate reflection of the severity and risk of illness—as well as population health management, quality metric reporting, and the performance of value-based care partnerships—requires a thorough and exact health record.
Drug prices will fall as speciality medication management ramps up. With biosimilars and the FDA's approval of biologics generating significant media attention in the United States, 2023 is predicted to be a successful year for speciality drugs. Understanding these medications' clinical effects will be more important as their use rises.
Adapting Clinical Knowledge and Institutional Wisdom
Innovation in nursing staffing models and clinical knowledge: An increase in nurse retirements has been among the most worrisome healthcare trends. By 2030, there will be a deficit of 13 million nurses worldwide, according to a report by the International Council of Nurses. It will be challenging for most firms to foresee this brain drain because it will be unpredictable. As a result, some of the most knowledgeable clinical staff members are lost, and nursing teams struggle to properly staff and support patient care.
The nursing workforce will be transformed through virtual training and education. Most suppliers and academic institutions will find themselves delving deeper into digital transformation, gaining access to new digital products and professional education approaches to stay up with the brain drain. For instance, the metaverse has far more real-world uses than social media sites and video games.
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