Impact of the Fourth Industrial Revolution on the Health Sector: A Qualitative Study

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Objectives: The Fourth Industrial Revolution is changing the way health is understood, transforming the methods of treatmentand diagnosis as well as the relationship between health professionals and patients and altering the management andorganization of health systems. The main objective of this study was to explore the impact that the Fourth Industrial Revolutionis having on the health sector. Methods: Conducting interviews consisting of four questions with 10 professionals whohad experience working in the health sector to gain their insights and to obtain information to meet the general objective ofthe study as well as its specific objectives. Results: From the analysis of the respondents’ responses, it was possible to createfive dimensions developed by the topics most addressed by respondents, namely, impact on healthcare efficiency and effectiveness,impact on government action, impact on human resources, impact on health system organization, and financialimpact on the health sector. Conclusions: Although the Fourth Industrial Revolution is still at an early stage, it has been concludedthat it is having a major positive impact on the health sector. For the effective and efficient implementation of thesedisruptive technologies, a global interaction between governments, health professionals, stakeholders, and society is essentialto make this change possible.

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