siliconindia | | April 20188ICT ­ A NEW WAVE OF INNOVATION IN HEALTHCAREBy Chander Shekhar Sibal, Senior VP - Medical Division, Fujifilm IndiaA wholly owned subsidiary of FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation, Fujifilm India is one of the pioneer imaging technology companies offering Photo Imaging, Medical Products, Graphic Arts, Recording Media and Industrial Products, to diverse business and end-user requirements.T he information and communications technology (ICT) is having an enormous impact on businesses across sectors, and healthcare is no exception. Spurred by new advances in technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT) in which devices and appliances have Internet connectivity and ICT functions built-in, artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual reality (VR), ICT is revolutionizing the healthcare sector in new and exciting ways.These technological innovations are driving healthcare across the world. The widespread adoption of ICT in modern healthcare and its delivery methods are changing at an ever-increasing rate. Innovations and the development of ICT today act as a critical element in transforming the conventional healthcare to digital healthcare. These innovations are standardizing the modes of intervention and improving quality of life, life expectancy, treatment options and cost efficiency. The ubiquitous access to networks and data created by ICT offers enticing opportunities for reducing costs of service, raising effectiveness of interventions, and improving access to healthcare. Leveraging these technologies, we at Fujifilm are driving our own waves of innovation and generating accessible and user-friendly experiences to people. By focusing on innovation, we are bringing innovative solutions to healthcare which will significantly alter how care is provided to patients. The new ICT innovation in photography is Image Organizer, a photograph analysis technology that can automatically identify what humans tend to view as the best shots in a set of photographs. This solution was developed by applying machine learning (the emulation of natural human learning processes by a computer with the goal of enhancing analysis capabilities) to massive digital photo files. ICT technology was also an integral part of the development of SYNAPSE VNA, a medical integration archive system that can centrally store and manage diagnostic images and videos, allowing them to be shared within a medical facility and among multiple facilities. Among the many important ICT initiatives, materials informatics is expected to have a particularly strong influence on the products and services going forward. A new approach to materials development based on big data analytics, materials informatics searches vast quantities of data for IN MY OPINION
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