TITLE:
Prospects for the Development of Digital Healthcare Sector through Patent Analysis
AUTHORS:
WanSup Um, Young Hun Kim, Jun Cheul Park
KEYWORDS:
Digital Healthcare, Patent Information, Patent Index, OS Matrix
JOURNAL NAME:
iBusiness,
Vol.12 No.4,
December
23,
2020
ABSTRACT: In recent years, the healthcare information system
based on big data has been growing rapidly and is being adapted to medical
information to derive important health trends and support timely preventive
care. This study analyzes patents to grasp the latest technological trends and
core competencies in the digital healthcare field in Korea, by identifying
which fields have numerous patent applications, and which fields have few
patent applications. The technology classification system for patent analysis
is divided into health information measurement technology (A), healthcare
platform technology (B), and healthcare teleservice technology (C) for digital
healthcare. Korea is confirmed to have high patented technology in the field of
biometric measurement technology and health information building, sharing, and
utilization technology. In the field of life information pattern measurement
technology, the patent activity rate is high, while the market retention rate
is very low. As a result of OS Matrix analysis, in the field of Korean
healthcare, technology development using wearable devices or toilet seats for
identification, diagnosis, and treatment of users, and patient pattern analysis
using big data were found to be areas with relatively low concentration of
R&D or patent applications. And it seems that there is a need for
technology development and patent application in these fields in the future.