The report ‘Digital transformation in primary care’ prepared by Siemens Financial Services (SFS) predicts a value increase of 32.5% in the diagnostic area by 2030 thanks to the implementation of Artificial Intelligence.
From ASHO, a national leading company in the provision of coding services for hospital discharges and automatic coding of outpatient processes using AI, they explain that “by having more precise and detailed information about diseases and treatments, it will be possible to identify areas where “A greater investment is needed to optimize available resources.”
February 2024 – The emergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has meant a true revolution in all sectors of the Spanish economy, including healthcare. Thus, as Siemens Financial Services (SFS) points out in its study ‘Digital transformation in primary care’, the diagnostic area will be the one that will grow the most thanks to this technology, with growth forecasts of 32.5% until 2030 .
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From ASHO , a leading company in hospital advice and health coding, they affirm that the presence of AI in the day-to-day life of the sector is “a reality” that helps both professionals and patients. “In our field, this technology is of great help to extract information from all types of texts, such as reports written by doctors or medical tests , and process them in a way that allows us to be more efficient in hospital management,” explains the director of the area. of ASHO AI, Juli Climent.
Currently, the business volume of the so-called smart hospitals , that is, those that fully integrate new technologies into their operations, oscillates around 58.6 billion dollars , and is expected to experience an average annual increase of 19 .3%, reaching 239.6 billion in 2030.
“All this, together, will lead to more efficient management of health resources: by having more precise and detailed information about diseases and treatments, it will be possible to identify areas where greater investment is needed to optimize available resources ,” says the managing director of ASHO, Ruth Cuscó.
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Beyond diagnosis, Artificial Intelligence can be used in other stages of the health process, such as prevention or treatment. After the diagnosis, the areas with the greatest growth forecasts for this decade are telemedicine and surgical robots.
“Although there is still a way to go to automate processes and consultations, we have seen that implementing technological tools has been useful to improve accessibility, agility in administrative processes, improve the quality of care and personalize it , making the patient more involved” , explains Climent.
Regarding whether Spain is at the forefront of investment and implementation of this technology in the health system, the expert recalls that, after the great global leaders – China and the United States – Europe is positioned as one of the main poles of development attraction. and investment.
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