SA Technology in Healthcare 2018

The SA Technology in Healthcare is a comprehensive review of ICT in the South African healthcare sector.

BMIT has analysed this vertical industry with primary and secondary research input from:

BMIT databases and other secondary sources, including SARS reporting of the number of VAT-paying companies
Enterprise ICT spending patterns, based on BMIT’s end user surveys and derived models, and
Top-down industry revenue figures tied back to BMIT in-depth reports on IT and telecoms market segments, which in turn are informed by primary research (vendor interviews) and analysis of operator reporting.
Qualitative assessment of the vertical market in South Africa, based on extensive secondary research.

Overview
Healthcare Industry Dashboard
The healthcare industry has a multi-faceted structure, comprised of 5 major sectors
South African healthcare industry structure: the major division in healthcare is between public and private health facilities, with regulation and medical schemes also playing a large part
Healthcare GDP: total contribution to GDP was estimated at R382bn in 2016 (8.8%)
Healthcare GDP: private (52%) versus public (48%): the proportion of public healthcare expenditure has increased marginally over the past 15 years.
Public healthcare expenditure

Government healthcare initiatives
ICT healthcare policies
Focus on primary healthcare (PHC)
The Ideal Clinic programme for primary healthcare
Government initiative – Operation Phakisa
SA Connect underpins many of the healthcare policies and initiatives
Expenditure on primary health care – PHC
Challenge – Disconnect between levels of government managing public health spend
Initiative – coordination between levels of government
Government key priority for health – universal health coverage & the NHI
Funding of the NHI
NHI – ICT programmes
eHealth Strategy
Health Normative Standards Framework (HNSF) for Interoperability in eHealth
Initiative – Office of Health Standards Compliance (OHSC) and the Health Ombud
Initiative – Health Patient Registration System (HPRS)
Initiative – MomConnect and NurseConnect programmes
Initiative – She Conquers digital media campaign
Initiative – reducing the cost of medicine
Initiative Centralised Chronic Medicines Dispensing and Distribution (CCMDC) and Stock visibility system ( SVS)
Public-private partnership launches Africa’s first ATM pharmacy
Initiative – South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA)
Initiative – National Public Health Institute of South Africa (NAPHISA)
Western Cape government eHealth initiatives

Technology-enabled healthcare (TEC) or connected health
The Digital Health Hype Cycle 2018: this shows the success/failure potential of health technology
mHealth usage ranges from simple patient health and wellness care to complex population health analyses
Innovation in the healthcare ecosystem – co-created innovation and enabling regulation
Participatory medicine
Patient power’ – technology enables a shift from ‘paternalistic’ practitioner
Online patient communities, patient forums and online information-sharing
Bio-sensing wearable devices
Facilitation between healthcare teams: telemedicine, electronic patient records
Precision medicine
Managing healthcare big data
Portable digital imaging
Digital sensoring
Wirelessly Observed Therapy (WOT)
Biosensor technology, enabling point-of-care testing, could limit HIV spread
Blockchain in healthcare
3D-printed devices
Human augmentation technology
AI offers access and solutions for mental health difficulties
Home care
Convenient care: technology reducing time constraints and saving lives
Technology in healthcare – challenges

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