Health leaders have declared that new innovations in digital ##isation could the key to ensuring that Britain ’s NHS can cope with increasing demand for its limited yet vital resources . Airedale Hospital in Yorkshire and Yeovil District Hospital in Somerset recently used telemedicine to successfully reduce hospital admissions by up to 35 % and 42 % respectively , while Harvard University claims health digitalisation could save an estimated £ 2.2 m annually for the average large teaching hospital in England . As NHS chiefs encourage wider adoption of technology to both improve quality and efficiency of medical services for patients and ease the stress on the system in more cost effective ways , US government officials warn of a potential “ productivity paradox ” in which delays in introducing technology could affect the anticipated rise in output .
Health leaders have declared that new innovations in digital health could the solution to ensuring that Britain’s NHS can cope with increasing demand for its limited yet vital resources. Airedale Hospital in Yorkshire and Yeovil District Hospital in Somerset recently used telemedicine to successfully reduce hospital admissions by up to 35% and 42% respectively, while Harvard University claims health digitalisation could save an estimated £2.2m annually for the average large teaching hospital in England. As NHS chiefs encourage wider adoption of technology to both improve quality and efficiency of medical services for patients and ease the stress on the system in more cost effective ways, US health officials warn of a potential “productivity paradox” in which delays in introducing technology could stem the anticipated rise in output.