The demand for quality of life improvements has been rising, which means more and more people expect high-quality and convenient medical care, as well as the crucial factor of medical expertise With EcoStruxureTM for Healthcare, hospitals can improve energy efficiency and patient care The need for healthcare has changed With the world population growing significantly, the proportion of elderly people is also increasing at a higher rate than ever before. By 2050, the global population growth, especially involving people aged 60 years and over–who have the greatest need for health and medical care–will reach an unsustainable rate. Most hospitals in Vietnam are now facing many common challenges: data management, hospital security such as equipment theft, patient safety, and operating cost reduction. One of the most cost-effective investment methods is to transform the traditional management model into an Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled digital hospital architecture, which would help reduce not only human resources pressures and operating costs but also data processing time. By applying this digital platform in hospital management, 175 hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City have been able to meet the needs of 1,000 to 1,200 outpatients and over 1,000 inpatients a day, while previously, the number of patients only reached about 50-70 per cent of those figures. Yoon Young Kim, general manager of Schneider Electric Vietnam, Myanmar, and Cambodia, said, “It is predicted that 87 per cent of hospitals in developing countries will soon adopt IoT technology. Modern consumers are accustomed to the concept of smart homes and… [Read full story]
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