Intelligent Technologies for Excellency in Sustainable Operational Performance in the Healthcare Sector

Abstract

Recent years witnessed lots of advancements in internet of medical things (IoMT), innovations in artificial intelligence (AI), big data analytics, and fog computing-based healthcare practices. Adoption of these intelligent technology-based solutions could help healthcare establishments to improve their sustainable operational performance. However, success of implementation of smart technology-enabled Health 4.0 practices depends upon the coordinated efforts from all the stakeholders including patients, physicians, healthcare workers, healthcare administrators, policy makers, and technology service providers towards its adoption. In this regard, this research has been conducted to investigate the current status of Health 4.0 implementation in India and readiness of the Indian healthcare sector towards its adoption. This paper further employs the SWOT analysis to identify the current areas that need immediate improvement to facilitate Health 4.0 adoption.