Smart Innovators: Smart Hospital Solutions

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Executive Summary

Smart hospital technology is evolving at a rapid pace, providing hospitals with new options to enhance the patient experience, deliver care more efficiently and diagnose diseases faster. This report provides clinical and facilities management executives with an analysis of the evolving landscape of smart hospital technology, including digital twin software, mobile apps and health monitoring wearables. The analysis finds that technology innovation is centring on six major categories: 1) patient throughput, 2) patient experience, 3) smart diagnostics, 4) telehealth, 5) building management and 6) multi-systems integration. Given the hurdles facing hospital digitization programmes, hospitals should take an incremental approach to rolling out innovative solutions. Verdantix recommends that hospital executives start with the digital investments that align closely with strategic goals, such as patient throughput, then build out a single pane of glass view to all patient, staff and facilities workflows.
Smart Innovators: Smart Hospital Solutions  
Hospitals’ Strategic Goals Centre On Improving Patient Experience And Increasing Productivity
Hospitals Adopt Targeted Digitalization Programmes To Reduce Paper-Based Processes And Improve Patient Event Visibility
Future Digitization Opportunities Lie In Breaking Down Data Silos And Enabling Remote Service Delivery

Introducing The Smart Hospital Technology Market  
A Diverse Ecosystem Of Healthcare And Smart Building Vendors Operate In The Smart Hospitals Market
Funding Of Billions Of Dollars Into The Smart Hospital Market Is Fuelling Vendor Innovation

Six Categories Of Technology Innovations Emerge In The Smart Hospital Market  
Real-Time Patient Insights And Clinician Mobile Apps Are Helping Hospitals Optimize Patient Throughput
Mobile Apps And Wayfinding Technologies Are Helping Hospitals Bolster Patient Experience
AI-Powered Analytics Are Starting To Aid Smarter And Faster Diagnostics
Telehealth Innovation Is Enabling Healthcare Providers To Deliver More Services Remotely
Building Technology Innovation Focuses On Proactive Maintenance And Granular Asset Insights
Emerging Technology Platforms Are Helping Hospitals Break Down Silos Across Patients, Staff And Building Data

Three Steps Mark Out The Journey To A Smarter Hospital  

 
Figure 1. Hospital Executives Are Under Pressure To Deliver On A Broad And Changing Agenda 
Figure 2. A Vision For A Smart Hospital: Patient-Centric, Efficient And Digitally Connected 
Figure 3. Smart Hospital Vendor Backgrounds 
Figure 4. Six Categories Of Technology Innovation In The Smart Hospital Market 
Figure 5-1. 28 Smart Hospital Solutions Across Six Categories Of Innovation (1/2) 
Figure 5-2. 28 Smart Hospital Solutions Across Six Categories Of Innovation (2/2) 
Figure 6. Technology Is Helping To Enhance A Patient’s Hospital Journey 
Figure 7. Telehealth Is Facilitating The Delivery Of Healthcare Across Multiple Locations 
Figure 8. Three Phases Of Hospital Digitization 
Trillian, Doccla, Spok, Harman, Qventus, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Intuitive Surgical, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Ping An Good Doctor, Connexient, CommonWell, Workpath, University of Nebraska Medical Center, MedStatix, Tagnos, Roche, DocsApp, Tufts Medical Center, Tru-D, Oxehealth, Netcare, ABB, UVD Robots, Signify, Eagle CMMS, FlowForma, Microsoft, Butterfly Network, Abbott Laboratories, Kaleida Health, Doctorlink, EarlySense, Mount Sinai Hospital, Winona Health, Fitbit, Spica Technologies, Medicross, Franciscan Health, SOC Telemad, Carequality, York Teaching Hospital, ITS Healthcare, Rigado, Suzhou Kangduo Robot Co., Vital Energi, Multione, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Docobo, Amwell, PandemSafe, Zan Compute, University Hospitals Birmingham, Rush University Medical Center, Tencent, Valley Presbyterian Hospital, Kareo Clinical, Finsen Tech, PeriGen, Dexcom, SnapMD, Hillrom, St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, Apple, National Heart Failure Audit, Empatica, Medopad, Cundall, virtuwell, Ranesys, St. Mary’s Hospital, US Department of Defense, Greenway Health, Google, VitalConnect, Allscripts, Critical Alert, Omada, Fiix, Schneider Electric, Zebra, Doctor On Demand, Huma, Hitachi Consulting, South Florence High School, Oura, WhatsaApp, Enlightened, SenseTime, PillPack, Pando, GE Healthcare, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Dude Solutions, Vocera, Asimily, North Shore Hospital, Amplion, FSI, Philips Healthcare, Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Mater Private, OTTO Health, Centrella, CenTrak, Ambra Health, FM:Systems, Access, Spark Therapeutics, BioNTech, Doctolib, PerfectServe, St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Accruent, NextGen Healthcare, InterSystems, Skin Analytics, Hospify, Epic Systems, Sentinel Biosensor, Cliniko, OnMed, MEDITECH, PatientSafe Solutions, Ambisense, TekTone, Health2Sync, US National Basketball Association, Healthcare Anywhere, Current Health, Envira IoT, LTTS, Evergreen Life, Babylon Health, Heydoc, iOFFICE, Lutron, Frequency Precision, IBM, Alfresco Software, Amazon, Nuvolo, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Spacewell, Carrier, Stanley Healthcare, Mayo Clinic, CareCloud Charts, Flagler Hospital, Johnson Controls, Airthings, RWJ University Hospital, Xenex, Siemens, St. George’s Hospital, Bright.md, Nuvap, Renown Health, Sharp Memorial Hospital, ThoughtWire, University Medical Center Utrecht, Pear Therapeutics, Servelec, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust, Pfizer, Beauregard Health System, Mocabell, Siemens Healthineers, MapsPeople, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Dascena, NHS, CareClix, Siilo, Getinge, Honeywell, AZ Maria Middelares, Colorado Arthritis Center, Fujitsu, Clinically Speaking, Cerner, Extramed, Iron Bow Healthcare, Christiana Hospital, Ascension, American Hospital Association, Cognizant, Sanofi, Teladoc

About the Authors

Ben Hext

Ben Hext

Industry Analyst

Ben is an Industry Analyst in the Verdantix Smart Buildings practice. His current agenda covers hardware and software solutions for energy management, on-site power …

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Susan Clarke

Susan Clarke

Research Director

Susan leads the Verdantix Smart Buildings practice. Her current research agenda focuses on software solutions for real estate management including integrated workplace managem…

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