Inside Philips' effort to reinvent itself as a health-tech leader
Recent years have seen tremendous advances in various sectors of the tech industry, including artificial intelligence, speech recognition, cloud and mobile computing, the internet of things (IoT), and wearables. Many industries have taken advantage of these trends and improved the services and applications they provide to their customers.
We’re already seeing some of these changes in areas such as hospitality (Airbnb), transportation (Uber), entertainment (Netflix), and information access (Google), where services have become more personalized, 24/7 available, and much more efficient in comparison to previous decades.
Healthcare is one of the sectors that stand to benefit a lot from these technologies, which could have a direct impact on the lives of billions of people across the world. However, the health-tech and med-tech industries are faced with several challenges that make it very difficult to keep up with advances in tech.
Fortunately, leading organizations are finding solutions to mitigate the risks and barriers of adopting new technologies, and making sure patients, clinicians, and everyone involved in the care cycle can benefit from the latest innovations.
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