Hospitals are currently facing far-reaching changes - not least due to the increasing concentration of medical services at specialised locations, which will be brought about by the hospital reform. This will inevitably result in a reduction in care provision at smaller, regional locations. This harbours the risk of gaps in care, particularly in rural regions. At the same time, hospitals are faced with the task of maintaining high quality standards while remaining economically viable.
In this context, digital networking and telemedicine will play a central role in ensuring the security of care, reducing access barriers and increasing the efficiency of the healthcare system. A digital infrastructure that records, documents, evaluates and processes patient data for fast, competent medical decisions makes a decisive contribution to the focussed use of medical and nursing resources.
The ‘Hospital of the Future’ shows exactly how this can work.