The healthcare industry is about to step into a whole new level of cyber risks The smart hospital is an upcoming technological revolution in the health care industry that needs to cope up with vast amount of available data. A smart hospital depends on improved and automated processes that are built upon an ICT environment of interconnected assets (the Internet of Things (IoT)) that aims to improve the existing patient care procedures. Secure and Real-time Information Flow Management Systems across Units Key factors driving the worldwide smart hospitals industry include:
Cloud computing services
Machine learning
Radio-frequency identification (RFID)
Artificial intelligence (AI)
The RFID helps provide real-time information which helps in decision making and leads to the creation of a secure and reliable smart hospital management information system. Additionally, real-time patient management systems support automation and help streamline the identification processes of patients. The worldwide smart hospitals industry can be classified based on component, connectivity, technology, and region.