State of healthcare in India
- Shortage of qualified physicians
- Healthcare facilities are not accessible uniformly
- The Indian healthcare system is reactive
- Less than 2% of hospitals in India are accredited
- Government health expenditure is very low. Private expenditure currently stands at around 70%
- 62.4% out-of-pocket health expenditure
Healthcare budget in BRICS countries
Uberisation of the healthcare industry is required to radically change the way healthcare operates
Disruptive technologies in healthcare
Reimagine the future with emerging technologies while finding a balance between:
- Increasing care expectations of patients in a connected world and facelessness of technology-driven healthcare
- Constrained budgets and rising costs of healthcare
- Complexity of new technologies and their ease of deployment, integration and security
As per PwC’s 2017 Global Digital IQ Survey, the healthcare industry rates AI and IoT as the most disruptive technologies
PwC’s Healthcare IT Survey 2018
PwC interviewed senior executives from leading healthcare providers in India to understand the adoption of AI and IoMT in the Indian healthcare ecosystem.
The study focused on three pillars:
- Operational excellence
- Care delivery
- Customer experience
1. Current technology adoption
Current technologies that are being adopted amongst healthcare providers in India.
2. Adoption of AI and IoMT
Adoption of AI and IoMT use cases by healthcare providers in India categorised into the three pillars - care delivery, customer experience and operational excellence.
3. Challenges for AI and IoMT adoption
Challenges for AI and IoMT adoption in the Indian healthcare ecosystem.
4. Changes expected
Changes expected to drive adoption of AI and IoMT amongst healthcare providers in India.
Survey results
Current technologies that are being adopted amongst healthcare providers in India
- Technology adoption has been higher in private institutes as compared to public institutes
- Most private healthcare providers, at least the ones in tier 1 and tier 2 cities, have adopted foundational technologies such as HIS, ERP, appointment booking, RFID asset tracking, etc.
- With the release of EHR standards for India, private healthcare providers have now shifted their focus to EHR adoption
- As for emerging technologies, while private healthcare providers in India recognize the potential of these technologies, they are still weighing their options and the adoption has been limited.
Adoption of AI and IoMT use cases by healthcare providers in India
Summary of currently implemented use cases of AI and IoMT in India
Challenges for AI and IoMT adoption in the Indian healthcare ecosystem
There are a number of barriers that are limiting the adoption of emerging technologies such as AI and IoMT in the Indian healthcare ecosystem.
Changes expected to drive adoption of AI and IoMT amongst healthcare providers in India
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