Digital healthcare: A topical and futuristic review of technological and robotic revolution

Abstract

Healthcare sector has become one of the challenging sectors to handle patient records as well as to provide better treatment to patients within a limited period. Covid-19 also exposed the limitations of the healthcare system due to the lack of better services. So, the involvement of information and communication technologies (ICTs) with the healthcare sector brings radical changes at global as well as local levels such as in hospitals and dispensaries. The article enlightened a novel survey technological paradigm that helps to facilitate the digital healthcare. With the use of technologies, the healthcare sectors are becoming more digital, innovative, patient-centric, and more effective. This article explores the proposed technological developments such as real-time health monitoring, generation of electronic health records, patient health record, mhealth, robotics, as well as robot sensors that are associated with healthcare sectors. This article also highlights the role of ICTs in different healthcare-related fields such as education, hospital management, health-related research, and data management as well as lightening the delivery levels of healthcare services. The article deals with the robotic applications in the healthcare field. This article categorizes the technologies as current and futuristic technological innovations enabling healthcare-as-a-service with benefits.