Expert views on the benefits of automation in the healthcare industry - Verdict Medical Devices

Healthcare professionals have never had so much data at their fingertips. Automation in the healthcare industry and the positives and negatives of its impact are often disputed. Having previously discussed whether technology will soon take over healthcare jobs, here medical industry experts discuss how automation in the healthcare industry is beneficial. "Intense regulation means life-preserving drugs and therapies can take years to come to market. In the fast-moving world of pharma, using off-the-shelf software to track all your compliance needs is like innovating with one hand tied behind your back. Automation coupled with emerging technologies like low-code are redefining what it means to'diagnose' and'treat' illnesses. Traditional approaches to interpreting patient information relies heavily on human input, and are not suited for high-volume, routine clinical testing. The most respected oncologists, medical specialists and clinicians know that only with the highest degrees of accuracy, repeatability and reproducibility will lives be saved. By implementing automation successfully, healthcare organisations can reap the benefits of streamlined processes, including a simplified product lifecycle, faster time to market, easy-to-maintain regulatory compliance, and cost savings throughout. For example, low-code helps workers in the healthcare industry build their own applications that circumvent such problems and bring drugs to market much faster. It can also work alongside emerging technologies like robotic process automation (RPA) and artificial intelligence (AI) to streamline drug development processes and leverage data to inform lifesaving decision making. Healthcare professionals have never had so much data at their fingertips, and much is being done to crunch this data behind the scenes to provide accurate diagnoses."