Healthcare is a complex and dynamic industry that faces many challenges, such as increasing demand, rising costs, changing regulations, and evolving patient expectations. To succeed healthcare providers need to leverage the power of data available through various sources including IoT devices, sensors, and connected medical equipment to provide the best patient experience possible. However, managing and analyzing this data can be difficult, especially when it is generated at the edge of the network, where connectivity and bandwidth are limited. Moreover, ensuring the security and compliance of the data and the edge components is crucial, as any breach or violation can have serious consequences for patient safety and privacy.

That's why NTT DATA developed the Smart Management Platform for Healthcare, a comprehensive and reliable solution that helps healthcare providers deliver healthcare that is more collaborative, personalized, and accessible than ever before. While improving patient outcomes, the solution also helps the healthcare facility achieve critical business and operational benefits.

Now with access to this data “Enhanced Patient Observation” is a reality through:

• Sensors with a dashboard to monitor multiple patient rooms
• Availability in hospital or home with with associated wearables, smart beds, telemetry, etc.
• Alerts that detect patient status and notifies observer of problems
• Communication directly with patients via audio system
• Expedited dispatching when specific help is needed
• Patient activity level monitoring and heart rate monitoring

By addressing these issues, you can now drive additional benefits including:

1. Patient Observation Benefits

• Efficient use of resources
• More effective response times
• Integrated compliance activities
• Proactive approach to health outcomes
• Improved patient experience
• Improved Safety

2. Healthcare Facility Benefits

• Lower costs associated with avoidable accidents
• Reduction in security incidents
• Better patient experience
• Better hygiene
• Improved resource allocation
• Potential for differentiated service offerings such as "white-glove" services

The NTT DATA Smart Management Platform for Healthcare solution, built on Microsoft Azure, consists of four main components:

• Sensors and edge computing: The platform uses a secure end-to-end connection to collect data from sources like IoT devices, sensors, and connected medical equipment. Using micro data centers near the sensors, which allow for fast deployment of resources and analysis of sensor inputs, users can monitor and respond to patient conditions and equipment issues in real time.
• Predictive and diagnostic analytics: The platform uses advanced analytics to deliver real-time data to locations where data can provide maximum value. The platform also filters the data at the edge, and only transmits necessary data reducing the data transport volumes and response times and lowers the demands on the infrastructure.
• Artificial intelligence (AI): The platform uses AI and machine learning to review historical data, clinical information, patient records, and external data sources providing deeper insights to optimize patient outcomes, enhance care quality, and reduce costs.
• Deep learning: The platform uses the Smart Management Platform to monitor, adjust or move workloads dynamically, based on the specific situation. If additional resources are needed based on an alert, the platform can automatically scale up the network and compute power for the portions of the system that need the additional resources.