{"id":1406,"date":"2022-02-01T05:49:42","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T05:49:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/torus-technology.com\/us\/?p=1406"},"modified":"2025-08-19T06:14:04","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T06:14:04","slug":"pandemic-induced-innovation-how-new-technologies-have-transformed-healthcare-forever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/torus-technology.com\/beta\/pandemic-induced-innovation-how-new-technologies-have-transformed-healthcare-forever\/","title":{"rendered":"Pandemic-induced innovation: How new technologies have transformed healthcare forever"},"content":{"rendered":"

Spurred by COVID-19, humanity\u2019s relationship with technology has evolved from one of convenience to one of necessity.<\/h3>

It\u2019s been an adjustment, but healthcare\u2019s rapid uptake of new technologies is resulting in greater efficiency, more accurate data and improved delivery of healthcare services.<\/h3>

As we turn to the future, one thing is clear: these technologies are here to stay.<\/h3>

So let\u2019s explore three tech trends that are sweeping the healthcare sector \u2013 and will only continue to.<\/h3>

Trend 1: Contactless technologies<\/h2>

Donning face masks and PPE and sanitising surfaces quickly became essential practices when the pandemic hit. But it\u2019s easy to forget to wipe down a door handle here and there. To sidestep human error and minimise the spread of illness, contactless access is the new gold standard.<\/p>

Commonly referred to as \u2018touchless entry\u2019, contactless access is the ability for a person to access rooms, restricted areas and other areas in a facility without touching a thing.<\/p>

This technology is not new. It existed long before the pandemic (you\u2019ve probably been walking through automatic sliding doors in supermarkets for years without a second\u2019s thought). But, since the onset of the pandemic, it\u2019s become a lot more of a necessity \u2013 and therefore widespread \u2013 especially in medical facilities. For a key reason: hygiene.<\/p>

A door that slides open using infrared technology<\/a><\/span> or Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is a more hygienic alternative to dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of hands touching the same door handle day in day out.<\/p>

For example, IDEMIA\u2019s MorphoWave\u2122 gates allow access to authorised personnel and visitors with a swipe of their hand, as does Wilson Security\u2019s access solution.<\/p>

But access isn\u2019t all that\u2019s gone contactless.<\/p>

Contactless thermometers to record the temperatures of visitors to healthcare facilities are now commonplace. Some, like Alpha First Aid\u2019s thermometers, are handheld, infrared devices that measure temperatures from up to 5cm away.<\/p>

Others, like Athena Security\u2019s walkthrough thermal scanners, record visitors\u2019 temperatures as they (you guessed it) walk through the device \u2013 not unlike security screeners in airports.<\/p>

Trend 2: Remote monitoring<\/h2>

With the accelerated uptake of Internet of Medical Things<\/a><\/span> technology (IoMT), we\u2019re now seeing devices that allow doctors to monitor patients outside clinics or hospitals.<\/p>

Remote monitoring devices include continuous glucose monitors, heart rate monitors, electrocardiography (ECG) devices and even the humble Fitbit.<\/p>

These wearable devices allow doctors to monitor chronic diseases like diabetes, and even remind the user to take their insulin when they need to.<\/p>

Or, in the case of an ECG device, detect the early signs of a cardiac arrest.<\/p>

But they don\u2019t only monitor conditions or send alerts. They also provide doctors with accurate, all-important data \u2013 in real time.<\/p>

Doctors are increasingly time poor, so the ability to monitor patients outside of their offices and facilities is a significant advancement.<\/p>

Trend 3: Secure key automation<\/h2>

Doctors aren\u2019t the only healthcare professionals who are time poor. With patient capacity at an all-time high, nurses, security guards, reception staff and others in hospitals are now even more stretched than usual.<\/p>

Technology has helped to streamline their workflow by removing clunky, time-consuming processes from their day-to-day activities.<\/p>

Torus\u2019s electronic key cabinets are just one example.<\/p>

Manual key processes suck up a lot of time in every sector. But they\u2019re particularly arduous in environments where the stakes \u2013 and stress levels \u2013 are so high.<\/p>

Torus automates processes in hospitals and other medical facilities by allowing management to assign keys to authorized personnel and sending reminders to their smartphones when keys need to be returned.<\/p>

Torus also minimises the risk of keys going missing by always keeping them on-site. Stored in designated cabinets at designated locations, keys are far safer in the hands of technology than they are in the hands of people.<\/p>

When multiple copies of multiple keys are being passed between personnel or taken off-site each day, the risk of a security breach balloons. And when expensive, life-saving equipment and drugs are on premises that becomes a frightening prospect.<\/p>

For these reasons, electronic key cabinets<\/a><\/span> are a boon for security and efficiency. But critically, also for hygiene.<\/p>

Using Torus, facility managers can assign keys to specific personnel, and alter those permissions according to who needs them. That means users don\u2019t need to meet face to face to collect keys.<\/p>

This creates far fewer opportunities for illness to travel between people. But Torus\u2019s software also keeps a record of who has what keys, and who has used them in the past. These records are easily accessible \u2013 which also aids contract tracing.<\/p>

Looking ahead: a cleaner, smoother future for healthcare<\/p>

Want to maximise the security, efficiency and hygiene of your hospital, clinic or healthcare facility?<\/strong><\/p>

Dive deeper into how Torus benefits the healthcare sector.<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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