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For me the major global trend of note at the moment is the shift towards personalized health - and it is one that I predict will gain even more momentum in 2019. Empowering people to take control of their own health is critical to transforming healthcare. Consumers are asking for it, demographic developments demand it and technology enables it.
We are living in a time of fast-changing attitudes and approaches to health and of increasingly intelligent solutions. More and more we can expect solutions that adapt to people’s unique needs, motivations and characteristics, based on digital platforms that deliver data driven insights. Solutions should enable consumers to easily access their care providers and connect the full health ecosystem – ultimately leading to a more preventive, proactive and truly personalized health experience.
People should not have to adapt to technology, technology should adapt to people.
People should not have to adapt to technology, technology should adapt to people. And today’s technological advancements enable exactly that. We are using IoT, AI, sensory and Cloud technologies and leverage the power of data and analytics to seamlessly integrate solutions into people’s daily life and daily routines.
These are lofty ambitions you might think, but I have seen many examples from Philips and the industry to illustrate just how quickly this is happening.
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Roy Jakobs is Executive Vice President and Chief Business Leader for the Connected Care businesses of Royal Philips, effective January 28, 2020. He is also a member of the Executive Committee of Royal Philips. Connected Care comprises the Connected Care Informatics, Monitoring & Analytics, Population Health Management, Sleep & Respiratory Care and Therapeutic Care businesses. Prior to this, Roy led Philips’ Personal Health businesses.
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