Healthcare 4.0: A Systematic Review and Its Impact Over Conventional Healthcare System

The healthcare industry is evolving and digitizing healthcare practices, tools, and techniques as part of the Industrial Revolution 4.0. Healthcare 4.0 includes big data analytics for healthcare data, AI for smart monitoring, and IoT for keeping track of patients’ daily healthcare activities. Healthcare systems are embracing these innovative technologies in a fast and efficient manner. Healthcare 4.0 permits the handling and management of a large number of real-time patient data as well as the ability to make accurate and improved treatment decisions based on such data. It also helps doctors and medical practitioners to carry out predictive analyses of diseases in a better and efficient way. Furthermore, telemedicine and precision medicine are being used to streamline medical operations to ensure remote care. This chapter discusses the concept of Healthcare 4.0 and its benefits over conventional healthcare systems. It further describes the implementation of innovative technologies and the various data management approaches such as big data and virtualization. Subsequently, this chapter also highlights various tools, smart devices, and gadgets used for tracking and monitoring the healthcare vitals of a patient. 2Moreover, various applications and a systematic review of different challenges and gaps related to the adoption of the Healthcare 4.0 have been discussed.