Applications of 5G Technology in the Health Domain

Abstract

Nowadays 5G technology which is among the latest technological innovations in the communication technology domain will lead to the emergence of a new healthcare ecosystem. In addition, it is thought that the technology will create the communication infrastructure of a new connected healthcare ecosystem that can meet the needs of patients and healthcare providers accurately, efficiently, and cost-effective manner. In this study it is aimed to reveal the information on which areas of health 5G technology can be used by examining patent documents. In the study, systematic literature review was adapted as a systematic patent scan, and examinations were carried out on the functions of monitoring, diagnosis and treatment of health. Scans were made over the protocol and algorithm given in the method section. After the scans, 55 patents were included in the research. The results of the patents examined in the study provide important signs that the traditional hospital-oriented approach of health functions will transform into a health system that is connected and can be served from long distances. In the examined patents, it was observed that the most intense technological development in terms of health functions was in the field of remote monitoring. An important part of the technological development in the field of remote monitoring is the patents obtained for chronic diseases.

Keywords

• 5G technology
• connected health
• remote healthcare
• wearable technologies
• systematic literature review

5G Teknolojisinin Sağlık Alanındaki Uygulamaları

Abstract

Günümüzde iletişim teknolojisi alanında gelinen son teknolojik yeniliği ifade eden 5G teknolojisinin sağlık alanında kullanımı ile bağlantılı yeni bir sağlık sisteminin ortaya çıkışına öncülük etmesi beklenmektedir. Ayrıca 5G teknolojisinin hasta ve sağlık hizmeti sunucularının ihtiyaçlarını doğru, verimli, uygun maliyetli ve önemli ölçüde karşılayabilen yeni bir bağlantılı sağlık ekosisteminim iletişim altyapısını oluşturacağı düşünülmektedir. Amaç: Bu çalışmada, 5G teknolojisinin sağlığın hangi alanlarında kullanılabileceğine yönelik bilginin patent belgelerinin incelenmesi yolu ile ortaya çıkarılması amaçlanmıştır. Yöntem: Çalışmada sistematik literatür taraması, sistematik patent taraması şeklinde uyarlanarak sağlığın izlem, teşhis ve tedavi fonksiyonları üzerinden incelemeler gerçekleştirilmiştir. Taramalar yöntem kısmında verilen protokol ve algoritma üzerinden yapılmıştır. Taramalar sonrası 55 patent araştırmaya dâhil edilmiştir. Çalışmada incelenen patentler ile ortaya çıkan sonuçlar, sağlık fonksiyonlarının geleneksel hastane odaklı yaklaşımının dönüşerek bağlantılı ve uzak mesafelerden hizmetin yapılabildiği bir sağlık sistemine dönüşümün yaşanacağına dair önemli işaretler sunmaktadır. İncelenen patentlerde sağlık fonksiyonları açısından en yoğun teknolojik gelişimin uzak izlem alanında olacağı görülmüştür. Uzak izlem alanında ortaya çıkan teknolojik gelişmenin önemli kısmı kronik hastalıklar ile ilgili olarak alınan patentlerdir.

Keywords

• 5G Teknolojisi
• bağlantılı sağlık
• uzaktan sağlık hizmeti
• giyilebilir teknolojiler
• sistematik literatür taraması

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