On December 22, 2022, Apollo Hospitals, in partnership with communications service provider Bharti Airtel, conducted India’s first 5G-powered AI-guided colonoscopy trial. According to current protocols, colon cancer is detected by manual colonoscopy procedures, which require a great deal of attention and time for accurate detection. Not only does this procedure take 30-40 minutes, it is uncomfortable for the patient as well as the doctors and nurses. The trials have fully demonstrated the new technology and have been completed in a much shorter procedure. It’s still going on. “Google Cloud’s analytics system will help Apollo manage the data of his more than 14 million patients and analyze their health patterns to better serve them,” said Google Cloud India Managing His director he said Bikram Singh Bedi. “This will enable physicians to leverage data-driven clinical insights and help build further trust between physicians and patients.”
The healthcare business is heavily impacted by digital technology in general and AI in particular. “We use AI for almost everything we do in our hospital chain, and AI has really transformed our business over the last few years,” said the managing director and CEO of Fortis Healthcare. said Dr. Ashutosh Raghuvanshi. AI enabled Fortis includes electronic health record (EHR) management, patient workflow efficiency, and hospital data management.
The implications for pharmaceutical companies are even greater. Sun Pharma employs a variety of technologies, including AI and ML, to improve drug discovery, speed time to market and optimize clinical trials. Similarly, Cipla is investing heavily in AI and cloud computing to improve supply chain management and product development. Additionally, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories introduced AI and ML to improve drug discovery and clinical trial processes.
“India has emerged as the world’s largest supplier of generic drugs, accounting for 20 percent of total drug exports. This growth has been underpinned by investments in innovation and new operating mechanisms, making it a great opportunity for global technology companies to partner and collaborate with the pharmaceutical sector,” said Director and Head of Digital Innovation at the company. Devasish Roy, author, said: Global pharmaceutical giant Pfizer.
The chances are great. According to a PwC report released in March this year, AI spending in India is expected to reach $11.78 billion by the end of 2025, and by 2035 AI spending is expected to contribute his $1 trillion to the Indian economy. increase.
“The standardization and open access to health data and the use of AI on that data has increased exponentially,” said Ram Deshpande, Partner Technology Consulting, EY India. “Today’s avenues for AI adoption range from personalized self-assisted care to nation-led health initiatives, leveraging cutting-edge healthcare technologies from remote diagnosis to robotic surgery to preventive care. EY recently launched an AI/ML solution for state government. It helps you plan your resources efficiently in situations like the COVID-19 pandemic, including forecasting, demand estimation, daily planning for the next 90 days, and scenario analysis.
Still, there are miles to go. According to EY, 47% of Indian healthcare organizations are still researching AI applicability, plausible use cases with proof of concept (PoC) and his clearly explainable RoI. “This is a highly needed advocacy for AI in data-intensive sectors and a demonstration of his RoI, which could benefit enormously from the shift from primarily curative medical practices to AI-driven preventative medical practices. It means there is,” says Deshpande.
On the other hand, PwC’s report suggests that one of the main reasons for not adopting AI/ML is the perception that automation will reduce job opportunities and lead to job losses. India’s population is her 1.4 billion, and across India he is estimated to employ 522 million people. In short, the perception of declining job opportunities is hampering the adoption of AI in India.
“It is a common assumption that technological advances will threaten employment opportunities and that human efforts will be replaced by automation. The growing demand for solutions is creating opportunities across different sectors in India,” said Ganesh Lakshminarayanan, CEO of Airtel Enterprise Business.
Lakshminarayanan also believes that information technology, which enables efficient management of the healthcare industry in areas such as statistical documentation, access to medical databases, and easy access to research on future medical trends, has also created employment opportunities. said to be increasing in tandem. “The rollout of 5G technology has led to hiring of roles such as networking engineer, AI and ML expert, user experience designer, cloud computing expert, cyber security expert, data science and data expert,” he said. % increase, analysis,” he says.
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