Factors Influencing Adoption of Disruptive Technologies in Healthcare in India: A Review

Abstract

In India, there is a severe shortage of trained healthcare professionals. Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Deep Learning (DL), Internet of Things (IoT), Cloud Computing, and 5G (together referred to as disruptive technologies) offer much potential for the Global Healthcare scenario. These disruptive technologies can improve doctors' efficiency and help alleviate the shortage of doctors. While these technologies brought many benefits to developed nations, their deployment in developing countries, especially India, may have challenges. Challenges go multiple folds because these technologies are still evolving and a significant segment of deployment of disruptive technologies is in early stages even in developed nations. This paper reviews the relevant literature and tries to explain the relevance of disruptive technologies for India. It assumes that learnings from developed and developing nations can be applied to India with some modifications. Through surveying existing literature, this paper looks at what Indian Healthcare is and presents factors affecting the deployment of disruptive technologies in Indian Healthcare.