COVID-19 and the Digital Transformation of Health Care

The global COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the vulnerability of healthcare delivery to patients worldwide and challenged healthcare providers—not only in treating patients with coronavirus but also in trying to maintain optimal care for non-COVID patients at the same time. But challenging times often...

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Published inTelehealth and medicine today Vol. 6; no. 1
Main Author Cenaj, Tory
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Evanston Partners in Digital Health 28.01.2021
Subjects
Consumers
Coronaviruses
Cost control
COVID-19
Digital technology
Electronic health records
Funding
Harris, Alex
Health care delivery
Health care policy
Health services
Interoperability
Medicare
Pandemics
Patients
Population
Reimbursement
Telemedicine
United States > US
Africa
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Summary:The global COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the vulnerability of healthcare delivery to patients worldwide and challenged healthcare providers—not only in treating patients with coronavirus but also in trying to maintain optimal care for non-COVID patients at the same time. But challenging times often provide a fertile environment for innovation, and we have certainly seen major transformation in health care this year, via technology and global models, with the goal to democratize health care and provide greater access and more efficient and effective delivery of healthcare services to patients, regardless of their income or geography. Some of the world’s top leaders and influencers in healthcare delivery transformation and health technologies, including blockchain and telehealth, converged at the 4th Annual CONV2X 2020 Symposium held virtually from November 10 to 12, to talk about healthcare transformation. By far, one of the most widely discussed topics in the many sessions that took place over the 2-day event was virtual health.
ISSN:2471-6960
2471-6960
DOI:10.30953/tmt.v6.243