As our manufacturers prepare for Industry 4.0, the healthcare system is also empowered to modernize and become more efficient to meet the growing demand of the current population, with the rise of smart GP clinics.
Problems such as the rise of chronic and novel diseases, high medical treatment costs and shortage of healthcare workers are imminent in the growing and ageing population in Singapore. To tackle this multi-faceted problem, other than increasing the number of brick-and-mortar clinics, a solution incorporating the latest technologies to optimize physician’s time, reduce patients’ waiting time, and provide better engagement between patients and physician is needed.
A Smart Health Process in Clinics
A Singapore-based company, Smartfuture, has integrated the latest health technology into one inter-connected platform for GP clinics. From a paperless clinic management system with self-registration and digital queue system to remote treatment of chronic diseases, wearables tracking and telemedicine, physicians will be able to pick-and-choose the technologies on the modular platform. The platform can include modules such as a kiosk with self-registration and vitals taking that is installed in the clinic, take-home device kits for chronic disease patients, a telemedicine web portal for physician and a mobile app to connect to their regular patients.
