The Rise of Smart Hospitals: Biomedical Engineering Innovations in Automation, Monitoring, and Digital Healthcare
Rattachement africain : us, Afrique du Sud, Nigéria. Niveau de preuve : code pays fourni par la source.
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Background: Smart hospitals are technologically integrated healthcare environments that use biomedical engineering, intelligent automation, advanced monitoring systems and digital healthcare infrastructures to support clinical care and operational efficiency. Aim: This narrative review aimed to critically analyse biomedical engineering innovations that contribute to smart hospitals, with emphasis on healthcare automation, advanced patient monitoring and digital healthcare ecosystems. Method: Peer-reviewed articles and relevant scientific publications were reviewed from major databases, including PubMed, Scopus, ScienceDirect and Google Scholar. The literature was organised thematically to examine healthcare automation, artificial intelligence-assisted diagnostics, Internet of Medical Things systems, robotic healthcare technologies, telemedicine, predictive monitoring, digital infrastructures and cybersecurity challenges. Findings: The reviewed literature indicates that biomedical engineering has contributed to smart hospital development through automation of clinical workflows, wearable and implantable biosensors, robotic-assisted systems, predictive analytics, interoperable communication networks and digitally connected healthcare platforms. Artificial intelligence and digital monitoring tools may support real-time clinical observation, diagnostic assistance and personalised care management. The manuscript also shows that robotics, smart operating rooms, tele-ICU platforms, cloud systems, edge computing and interoperability standards are closely linked to the transition from conventional hospitals to intelligent healthcare environments. However, implementation remains constrained by interoperability limitations, cybersecurity risks, infrastructure costs, clinician adoption, algorithmic bias, privacy concerns and scalability challenges. Conclusion: Smart hospitals depend on the careful integration of secure, explainable, interoperable, affordable and human-centred biomedical engineering systems. Sustainable innovation, ethical governance, workforce readiness and equitable deployment remain essential for strengthening intelligent healthcare ecosystems while maintaining patient safety, clinical accountability and overall practical feasibility.
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- Titre Crossref
- The Rise of Smart Hospitals: Biomedical Engineering Innovations in Automation, Monitoring, and Digital Healthcare
- Date Crossref
- 03/07/2026
- Éditeur
- IK Press
- Type
- journal-article
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Delaware State University pays non établi dans la noticeUniversité ou école supérieure
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University of South Africa Department of Mechanical Afrique du Sud (code pays fourni par la source)Université ou école supérieure
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Nigeria Centre for Disease Control Nigéria (code pays fourni par la source)Organisme public
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Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention Abuja, Nigéria (pays nommé en fin d’affiliation)Institution
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Pompea College of Business Department of Business Analytics pays non établi dans la noticeUniversité ou école supérieure
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Delaware State University, Department of Mechanical — University of South Africa (Afrique du Sud) et Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (Nigéria), avec 6 autres affiliations. Pays d’affiliation : Afrique du Sud, Nigéria.
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