It is nowadays essential to integrate innovative ICT technologies into the transitional care process to ensure that patients with comorbidities experience a smooth and coordinated transition from hospitals or care centers to home, thereby reducing the risk of rehospitalization.
In this paper, the researchers present an overview of the integration of Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, and digital assistance technologies with traditional care pathways to address the challenges and needs of healthcare systems in Europe.
The enhanced care pathway is augmented with IoT, AI, and digital assistance technologies with a view of improving patient outcomes and quality of care.
Additionally, the augmented care pathway will impact the healthcare systems by providing healthcare providers closer to real-time patient data, advanced AI-driven models to assess health status and potential deviations from the set care plan, and enhanced communication across the transitional care continuum focused on hospital-to-home transitions.
The researchers identify the current gaps in transitional care and define the technology mapping to enhance the care pathways, aiming to improve patient outcomes, safety, and quality of life, avoiding hospital readmissions.
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