97 per cent of doctors and nurses believe in digitising patient health data: Study

The research report shows that connected beds can save up to 80 per cent of nursing time used for monitoring patient vitals through manual spot-checks in non-ICU wards

“Unlocking the potential of connected healthcare in India”, an independent report on technology solutions to ease critical gaps in the healthcare infrastructure of the country, was released today.

This study was conducted by Sattva Consulting in collaboration with Dozee.

The research report shows that connected beds can save up to 80 per cent of nursing time used for monitoring patient vitals through manual spot-checks in non-ICU wards. Furthermore, connected beds outside the ICU can help reduce approximately 1.3 days of Average Length of Stay (ALOS) in the ICU, thus bridging the shortfall of ICU beds. This can also drive significant cost savings, roughly to the tune of Rs 2.7 crore for every 100 connected beds.

The study also highlights how connected contactless remote patient monitoring across public healthcare delivery systems could potentially unlock the treatment capacity for an additional 3 million patients (assuming peak capacity) by the Indian healthcare system. Deploying continuous patient monitoring and Early Warning Systems (EWS) can save approximately 144 lives for every 100 connected beds.

The report also captured the views of nurses and doctors; 97 per cent of them firmly believed that digitising patient health data was necessary for an efficient and optimised healthcare ecosystem.