5 Ways Data (and Storage) are Powering the Evolution of Healthcare

The following is a guest article by Doug McLoughlin, Regional Manager at Western Digital Healthcare technology is finally catching up with a digital revolution that’s been well underway for over a decade in other industries. The transformation was accelerated in the last three years when confined to our homes for months on end, doctors and patients alike turned to technology to try and stay healthy and connected. From medical to consumer-grade devices, millions of new endpoints emerged, generating new volumes of data. Ranging from improving individual health to better patient outcomes to enabling more advanced research, data, and the storage behind it continues to power the evolution of healthcare today.   Evolving the Healthcare Industry Deloitte Global says, “Advances in sensors and artificial intelligence (AI) are helping millions detect and manage chronic health conditions and avoid serious illness on devices small enough to be worn on a wrist or penny-sized patch.” Between smart watches and medical-grade devices, the firm forecasts that 440 million units as new offerings will hit the market by 2024.  These wearables will include consumer-grade fitness devices as well as life-saving patient monitoring technology, such as insulin pumps and glucose sensors. All of these devices will need to be equipped with high-capacity and/or high-performance onboard storage that is accessible, scalable, and connected to applications and the cloud.  Bringing vast amounts of data...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - Category: Information Technology Authors: Tags: Analytics/Big Data Health IT Company Healthcare IT IT Infrastructure and Dev Ops AI Data Storage Doug McLoughlin Healthcare Data Healthcare Data Storage Improving Patient Outcomes ML Reducing Costs RPM Western Digital Source Type: blogs