If global leaders meeting at Davos do not rise to the challenge of reform, complete collapse is a real possibility, warns Liat Ben-Zur, senior vice-president for connected propositions at technology company Philips.
“There is more pressure on healthcare systems and not enough people to work in them, while prices are rising out of control. Something is going to break.”
A crisis can only be averted by introducing new Internet-connected devices and services that make health care more economic and more intelligent.
In areas as diverse as sleep therapy, respiratory care, ultrasound and parenting, these solutions can already provide seamless, personalized care at the right time, in the hospital and in the home.
“Our technologies bridge the gap from the consumer world to the healthcare system,” Ben-Zur says. “They can improve the treatment of patients while also helping hospitals reduce their costs and become more efficient”
As published in TIME magazine
