What sparks will fly when medical informatization meets 5G communication technology?

The current medical industry heavily relies on information technology support. Without information systems providing data support, it would be difficult for doctors to independently complete diagnostic and treatment activities. Although the medical field may seem very conservative, its use of computer technology to improve service levels may actually far exceed that of most other industries.

The core goal of medical treatment is to alleviate the physical and mental suffering of patients, and the complexity of diseases means that the medical process is inherently complicated. In order to accurately grasp the patient's condition and understand the progress of the disease, medical personnel require all data related to diagnosis and treatment. It can be said that the medical industry's desire for various types of data is insatiable.

Whether it's a doctor's diagnosis, surgery, nursing care, or a patient's hope for understanding their condition and their eagerness for recovery, all three parties hope to obtain the necessary data information as quickly, accurately, and efficiently as possible. Traditional medical information systems, while solving the initial need for information systems, cannot satisfy the current desire of medical staff and patients for more data. However,5Gthe advent of communication technology is timely.

5GTechnology has moved from the laboratory into reality. With the official issuance by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China5Gphotography, signifying that China's5Gnetwork is officially put into use. In the near future, based on a large number of5Gbase stations, a new generation of communication networks will become a reality. Compared to existing networks, the new network will be faster, safer, and have a larger capacity.5GAfter technology penetrates the medical information field, it will bring unprecedented changes to the current medical industry.

5GNetwork-based medical care will be more intelligent, visual, mobile, and controllable.

High-bandwidth networks mean that more smart devices will be connected to the hospital's information network.5GCommunication technology claims it will achieve"The Internet of Things". The massive bandwidth provided by new technologies means that any smart device with a network interface can connect to the network and become a terminal under the new communication network.

This feature will greatly stimulate the intelligence of medical devices. Many medical instruments already have network functions, such as blood pressure monitors, blood glucose meters, and electrocardiographs. However, most of these devices rely on wired networks to upload medical data. In crowded wards and clinics, network cables will restrict the mobility of devices, greatly reducing their usability. However, medical activities urgently need this data, so changing from wired to wireless devices will be a development trend for medical equipment.

In addition, traditional devices that cannot connect to the network will also be able to connect to the network. For example, thermometers, monitors, and blood oxygen monitors. With smaller and more energy-efficient5Gcommunication chips, all the medical data that doctors and nurses need to know will be transmitted quickly over the network. This not only reduces unnecessary manual input but also ensures that data is secure, timely, and reliable, which is very beneficial for patient treatment and recovery.

Throughout the treatment process, patient management has always been extremely important. Medical activities use surgery and medication to adopt different treatment methods for different patients, and hospitals have always been places with a high concentration of patients; any personnel errors can have very serious consequences.

Practice has proven that using a barcode-based wristband system to verify patient identity and match patients with treatment content is very effective. However, the current wristband identity verification system still has some problems, and these problems are unavoidable due to its inherent limitations.

In5Gthe era, using IoT chips to achieve the intelligence of wristbands will solve most patient management problems. Through actively networked intelligent5Gchips, the patient's behavior path will be constructed within the medical information system. Nursing staff can immediately grasp the patient's trajectory and location without having to confirm with their eyes.

For people with no ability to act, such as infants, using5Gwristbands to achieve infant positioning and safety. For patients with unstable emotions and behavioral risks, nurses can monitor the patient's movements throughout the process, ensuring the patient's safety and intervening in time in case of accidents.

When verifying identity, smart wristbands will provide medical personnel with more patient personal and basic information, especially in the case of invasive procedures such as surgery, ensuring that the right person receives the right treatment at the right time. Through5Gtechnology, patient treatment safety is significantly improved.

Current patient dissatisfaction with medical care also manifests in the fact that medical personnel do not have much time to observe, treat, and care for patients, which is the patient's frequent complaint of"always unable to find a doctor". Through new communication technologies, medical personnel are liberated from fixed computers, allowing doctors and nurses to complete work traditionally done only on computers through mobile devices, allowing medical staff to devote more time to patients.

The rapid development of mobile devices means that their hardware performance is not much different from desktop computers. One factor currently affecting the use of mobile devices by medical staff is the lack of network bandwidth. Doctors often need to view patients' medical imaging results, and existing networks are insufficient for images that are often hundreds of megabytes or even1Glarger in size. When doctors consult images, they often have to wait a long time for the images to load. Current technology mainly compresses image size by losing some pixels to reduce the size of images, thereby speeding up their transmission on current networks. Then, in5Gcommunication networks, doctors will no longer have to endure image quality loss to see images, and they can do so through their own Mobile, which is very convenient.

Speech recognition and input technology helps doctors complete the necessary document entry work at the patient's bedside, and the embedded electronic signature certificate ensures that as long as there is a network, doctors can complete diagnostic and treatment work anytime and anywhere through mobile devices. New technologies will help doctors and nurses free themselves from computers, allowing doctors to return to their primary job——patient-centered treatment, rather than always hunched over computers struggling to complete electronic medical records.

5GThe arrival of communication technology has made medical informatization more refined, intelligent, and mobile. As more and more smart devices connect to the network, all aspects of medical care, the entire process of patient treatment, and all aspects will be digitized and informatized. At that time, the information system will store comprehensive medical data for patients. This will help medical personnel accurately grasp the patient's condition anytime and anywhere, take appropriate measures in a timely manner, and thus improve medical service capabilities.

Integrating medical informatization with5Gcommunication technologies, after all, allows the two to create a brilliant spark, illuminating the path of our medical care towards a brighter future.