No sector seems to be immune as cyberattacks continue to proliferate. Healthcare and retail verticals have been the focus areas for hackers during the pandemic period. While hospitals have been burdened with the onslaught of patients and research labs racing to develop vaccines for Covid19, they have become soft targets for cyberattacks. To ensure business continuity, they were [...]
The healthcare industry is often bashed for its slow adoption of digital technologies and general apprehension toward embracing IT solutions for delivering care. But as times are changing, patients’ needs are evolving, and the industry is being compelled to let technology make inroads into its landscape. Especially, with the ongoing pandemic, technology [...]
The healthcare industry is going through a disruptive phase. IoT and IoMT have opened new avenues for the sector which is now focusing on developing its remote patient monitoring and care capabilities. The global IoT healthcare market is expected to reach $188 billion by 2024, growing at a CAGR of 27.6%. Combined with Artificial Intelligence, IoMT devices are making healthcare accessible and affordable to all. [...]
Investments in pharmaceuticals sector have always been a risky affair. The high chances of failures and lower chances of good returns make good reasons for this. If we look at the numbers, as per a report, the R&D returns for twelve large-cap biopharma companies have decreased to 1.9% in [...]
“Technology-driven innovation holds the potential to improve our understanding of patients, enable the delivery of more convenient, individualized care—and create $350 billion to $410 billion in annual value by 2025”, predicts McKinsey. In the past one decade, there has been more than 180% rise in health tech and digital health investments and over [...]
Healthcare and Lifesciences industry is metamorphosizing into an evolved, digitally-advanced, technology-driven, consumer-centric sector. As against the existing uptightness toward digital adoption, the industry is burgeoning with innovative solutions for delivering enhanced care to the patients. Coming out of its shell and dissolving the silos, healthcare sector is openly and [...]
