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Innovating for tomorrow: industry 4.0’s role in sustainable healthcare

2026-01-06Journal article Open access
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datacite.subject.fosCiências Médicas::Outras Ciências Médicas
datacite.subject.sdg03:Saúde de Qualidade
datacite.subject.sdg09:Indústria, Inovação e Infraestruturas
datacite.subject.sdg10:Reduzir as Desigualdades
dc.contributor.authorFerreira, Ana Rita O.
dc.contributor.authorFernandes, Tiago
dc.date.accessioned2026-01-17T09:42:08Z
dc.date.available2026-01-17T09:42:08Z
dc.date.issued2026-01-06
dc.description.abstractPurpose: It is essential for professionals to stay informed about the revolution we are witnessing and understand the related technical concepts in today’s rapidly evolving society. In addition to exploring how Industry 4.0 technologies—such as artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), big data, and blockchain—are transforming the healthcare sector, this literature review aims to address a crucial question: How can new technologies improve operational and environmental sustainability in healthcare while maintaining accessibility, safety, and equity? Methods: A comprehensive literature study was conducted to analyze current research and discussions around the integration of Industry 4.0 technology in healthcare. This paper covers the various aspects of automation, data processing, system interconnection, ethical, financial, and infrastructure issues. Among the main topics discussed is data integration, which helps to enhance resource management, predictive analytics, and decision-making. Results: Through international case studies (Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, Manifal Hospital, University College London Hospitals, Charité Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra) this review shows how these technologies improve patient outcomes, healthcare efficiency, and the environment. Significant problems should be warned about, including ethical issues about patient data security and privacy, unequal access to technological developments, the necessity of guaranteeing health information system interoperability, and economic viability concerns, particularly in countries or regions with limited resources. Conclusions: Healthcare 4.0 has enormous potential for global justice and sustainability, but its ethical integrity, data security, and broad accessibility must be monitored. Although the healthcare sector will benefit much from the 4th industrial revolution, this analysis cautions about the related social and economic issues and inequalities. Encouraging ethical innovation will rely much on public policies to support this technological transition being implemented in a sustainable manner in the healthcare sector.eng
dc.description.sponsorshipOpen access funding provided by FCT|FCCN (b-on).
dc.identifier.citationAna Rita O. Ferreira, Tiago A. Fernandes, Innovating for tomorrow: industry 4.0’s role in sustainable healthcare. Health Technol. (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12553-025-01050-x
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s12553-025-01050-x
dc.identifier.issn2190-7196
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.2/20946
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.relationMultifunctional BioMOFs for increased antimicrobial efficiency and antibiofilm applications
dc.relationCentro de Química Estrutural
dc.relationInstitute of Molecular Sciences
dc.relation.hasversionhttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12553-025-01050-x
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjecte-Health
dc.subjectHealth Care
dc.subjectIndustry 4.0
dc.subjectInnovation and Medicine
dc.subjectMedical and Health Technologies
dc.subjectTechnological Innovation
dc.titleInnovating for tomorrow: industry 4.0’s role in sustainable healthcarepor
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oaire.citation.titleHealth and Technology
oaire.citation.volume2026
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