The Integration of Industry 4.0 in Healthcare Quality Improvement

This research aims to examine the impact of integrating industry 4.0 into healthcare quality improvement. As medical research and technology have advanced through the years, the employment of industry 4.0 in the health sector, also termed healthcare 4.0 has emerged. This advancement in healthcare is estimated to improve the quality and service of healthcare, through various technological items that include sensors and wearable devices. There are benefits to healthcare 4.0 such as real-time patient data, cost-effectiveness, and saving of time. However, various empirical studies conducted, have identified major architectural complexity gaps that still need to be rectified before healthcare 4.0 can be fully implemented. The major gap relates to the privacy and security issues associated with the storage of patient data in the cloud storage system, furthermore, the other gap pertains to the lack of healthcare 4.0 in public hospitals in Africa. The review reveals connectivity issues and other obstacles undermining healthcare 4.0 deployment in public hospitals. Healthcare 4.0 is further analyzed and assessed through a variety of comparative studies in Africa, and globally.