PMID- 34957972
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20220331
LR  - 20220401
IS  - 1878-7401 (Electronic)
IS  - 0928-7329 (Linking)
VI  - 30
IP  - 2
DP  - 2022
TI  - Without IPv6, there is no digital transformation for healthcare.
PG  - 505-508
LID - 10.3233/THC-213571 [doi]
AB  - BACKGROUND: Originally, digital healthcare was created to support underserved and 
      rural patients gain access to health services. Phones, devices, and computers 
      need IP (Internet Protocol) addresses to connect to the Internet. OBJECTIVE: This 
      paper aims to study the close relationship between the Internet and the 
      transformation of healthcare services. METHODS: The current protocol in use is 
      the Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4), whose number of Internet addresses has 
      been globally exhausted. The Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) with 47 octillion 
      unique addresses for every person on the planet has become the only option for 
      sustainable growth and innovation. However, most of the worldwide industry is 
      still in IPv4. In the era of Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, Fifth 
      Generation of Cellular Technology (5G), and Blockchain, there will be a massive 
      need of IP addresses. For 2025, experts predict over 1.5 billion new IPv6 users 
      which will continue to grow exponentially. RESULTS: Nations need to tackle the 
      increasing industry requirements for IPv6 and telehealth adoption to benefit from 
      the full IPv6 connectivity which is the key strategic advantage for the 
      healthcare industry. CONCLUSION: The strategic potential that telehealth brings 
      to the healthcare industry is widely appreciated. However, what are the 
      implications of its expansion around the world? How can we prioritize the poorest 
      and most vulnerable in society without new technologies?
FAU - Delgado, Rosa M
AU  - Delgado RM
LA  - eng
PT  - Letter
PL  - Netherlands
TA  - Technol Health Care
JT  - Technology and health care : official journal of the European Society for 
      Engineering and Medicine
JID - 9314590
SB  - IM
MH  - *Artificial Intelligence
MH  - Delivery of Health Care
MH  - Humans
MH  - Internet
MH  - *Telemedicine/methods
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Health
OT  - IA
OT  - IPv4
OT  - IPv6
OT  - IoMT
OT  - IoT
OT  - data
OT  - emerging countries
OT  - healthcare
OT  - technology
OT  - telehealth
OT  - telemedicine
EDAT- 2021/12/28 06:00
MHDA- 2022/04/01 06:00
CRDT- 2021/12/27 08:44
PHST- 2021/12/28 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2022/04/01 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2021/12/27 08:44 [entrez]
AID - THC213571 [pii]
AID - 10.3233/THC-213571 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Technol Health Care. 2022;30(2):505-508. doi: 10.3233/THC-213571.