The adoption of digital solutions for data capturing in the healthcare sector are anticipated to revolutionise the delivery of services and solutions in the 15-country Southern Africa regional block.

The revolution is poised to be felt from testing, early detection and prevention to remote patient monitoring to help patients navigate the healthcare system with digital services, disease impact measurement and budget allocations.

“Data will inform disease profiling to get a better understanding of its prevalence and establish current and future costs of diseases in healthcare,” said Charlton Murove, Head of Research: Board of Healthcare Funders of Southern Africa (BHF).

BHF members include medical schemes, administrators and managed care organisations throughout Southern Africa.

Speaking ahead of the ongoing 19th annual BHF Conference taking place in Sun City, South Africa, Murove said in a system with accurate and comprehensive data, the industry could better prioritise healthcare needs. The vision provides quality, equitable and affordable healthcare for all.  A combination of big data and the Internet of things (IoT) would undoubtedly be major forces for change in the years to come, as global connectivity increased and technology flourished.

With new hospitals, clinics, pathological labs coming up across the length and breadth of the country – the usage of modern software-based healthcare management systems is also on the rise. CareData Infomatics is a leading healthcare solutions provider for many hospitals, clinics, pathology labs et al. To know more about CareData visit our website: www.caredatainfo.com