Medical Devices getting Internet Connected : Foundation of Healthcare
As envisaged by me at :
[ A ]……………..Ayushman Bharat : Think Big ……………………….[ 23 Sept 2018 ]
Extract :
Guess what will happen next ?
Every GP ( General Medical Practitioner – neighbourhood doctor ) carries a thermometer , a stethoscope and a blood pressure measurement device ( at the minimum )
A few years back , these medical devices were “ analog “. Today, these have become “ digital “
Tomorrow, each will be embedded with sensors / transmitters and be Internet connected ( IoT ) to relay their readings to the Central Health Server of Ayushman Bharat
Government will make it mandatory for the device manufacturers to embed such sensors
And , day after tomorrow , these devices will become nano-size and get printed as electronic tattoos on our skins or become integral parts of our bodies , like contact lenses or stents
What is in it for Ayushman Bharat ?
Consider this :
· Doctor takes the readings of the patient using these internet connected devices
· Devices transmit these data to the smart phones of both , the doctor and the patient
· These phones transmit these data to the Central Health Care Server of Ayushman Bharat and update the
LIFE TIME MEDICAL HISTORY of that person
· This history can be accessed only by the “ Authorised “ health centres / hospitals / nursing homes , which
are official partners of the Ayushman Bharat scheme
Imagine all the Medical Devices ( including ECG / EEG / PET Scan , located in private clinics / health centers / hospitals / nursing homes / Path labs / Diagnostic centers etc ), transmitting to a Central Server ,
· medical diagnosis
· treatment
· administered drugs
· surgical procedures
for all 50 crore citizens covered by this scheme
And imagine such petabytes of health data being subjected to BIG DATA analysis using AI !
Ayushman Bharat has the potential to usher this Health-care Revolution
When that happens , expect the AI to do the following :
· offer Customized healthcare / Medical treatment / Supplementary diet
· guide your family doctor to prescribe the best-suited medicine for each member of your family
· recommend some “ preventive “ medicines before a disease manifests itself !
I urge our Policy Makers to ignore the protests of those “ Privacy Advocates “ , who cannot think beyond their very own narrow interests
Why talk of “ donating “ your organs when you are already dead and have no use for those organs anyway ?
Why not “ donate “ some personal health data while you are still alive ?
Ayushman will never reveal your identity to any “ unauthorized “ person
It will only use “ anonymized / aggregated “ data of the citizens for benefit of all
[ B ] ………… 2024 ! – V 2.0 of Orwellian 1984 ? ……………….[ 07 July 2017 ]
Extract :
There are 7,000 million people on the earth
It is possible that , at any given time , some 7 million of these are lying in ICU , connected with :
* Electroencephalogram ( Brain Monitor )
* Electrocardiogram ( Heart Monitor )
* Pulse Rate Meter
* Oxygen Level Meter
* Glucose Level Meter........etc
As soon as these instruments get embedded with Internet of Things ( IoT ), a central server could collect all of these " measurements / readings " on 24*7 basis , for all 7 million persons
Then it will combine these readings with following data about each of those 7 million persons :
* Country / Region / City / Language
* Race / Religion / Gender / Age
* Height / Weight / Colour / Biometrics
* Blood Group / DNA / Past Medical History.....etc
It will also record , who died / when !
Using such massive data base, can BIG DATA / Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning , figure out what " Customized healthcare / Medical treatment / Supplementary diet " should be " prescribed " for each human on this earth ?
Shall we support such " Invasion of Individual Privacy " , in the larger interest / benefit of entire mankind ?
I think , we should
Dear Shri Yogi Adityanathji,
Congratulations on setting in motion, a revolution in Healthcare ( Ayushman V 2.0 ? ) as reported in the following news report
Before long, your initiative of installing Health ATM, is bound to get copied by all other States
I urge you to use your good offices with the concerned Union Ministers to amend the “ PLI Scheme for Medical Device Manufacturing “ , in order to mandate embedding of “ Health Monitoring Sensors ( IoT linked ) “ , so as to accelerate this Healthcare V 2.0
If – and when – we implement this embedding, rest of the World will follow !
Context :
Soon, 4600 health centers in Uttar Pradesh to be equipped with 'Health ATMs': CM ..
{ ET – 15 Sept 2022 }
Extract :
In the next three months, the government will install high-tech Health ATMs at all 4600 PHC , and CHCs in the state
The most recent illustration of technology's significance in the healthcare industry is the Health ATM
A person from the village will be able to visit the facility and receive more than 50 tests completed in 5 minutes , all for FREE after the installation of Health ATM
Informing that 59 different sorts of tests from Health ATMs can be completed while seated for a few minutes, the CM remarked, “ By sending the test results ONLINE , to a qualified doctor for consultations, the proper medical advice can be obtained “
In addition to routine tests like weight, pulse, heart rate, blood sugar, urine, dengue, malaria, hepatitis, arthritis profile, pregnancy test, and typhoid will also be performed in the Health ATM, he added
“Additionally, the ATM network will be connected to the health sector to enable tele-consultations.
All CHC-PHCs are equipped with Wi-Fi and connected via tele-consultation for this purpose
With regards,
Hemen Parekh
hcp@RecruitGuru.com / 16 Sept 2022
Related Readings :
Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Promoting Domestic Manufacturing of Medical Devices
[ mdpli@ifciltd.com ]
Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Promoting Domestic Manufacturing of Medical Devices.
EU Rules Target Smart Devices With Cybersecurity Risks [ BW – 16 Sept 2022 ]
Extract :
From laptops to fridges to mobile apps, smart devices connected to the internet will have to assess their cybersecurity risks and fix them under draft European Union rules announced on Thursday, amid concerns about a spate of cyberattacks.
EU industry chief Thierry Breton pointed to numerous devices that are vulnerable to hacking.
"Computers, phones, household appliances, virtual assistance devices, cars, toys… each and every one of these hundreds of million connected products is a potential entry point for a cyberattack," he said.
If companies do not comply, national surveillance authorities can prohibit or restrict a given product from being made available on its national market.
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