During the first wave of COVID, healthcare organisations were forced to rapidly adopt digital solutions, in many cases for the first time, in order to deal with rising case numbers and establish COVID safe services. The impact of this shift has been far reaching, from changing work practices, redesigned care pathways and new approaches to patient communication.
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With this change, has come the understanding of the benefit that a digital-first approach can have for the industry.
Patients are demanding the convenience that they experience across other industries and the implications of the pandemic are providing an opportunity for health services to begin meeting those demands.
The use of data-driven digital tools, embedded from the start and right through the care continuum, gives patients greater control and ownership over their health. It can improve the knowledge they have when it comes to their personal conditions, and treatment, and in turn help improve outcomes.
In this issue, we include content that discusses this digital-first shift and ask questions around the delivery, technology, and processes involved with making a successful transition to these technology-led services.
As well as all the usual Industry News, Interviews and Insight.
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Table of Contents
2 Editors Comments
4 Does the Rise of Telehealth Mean the End of the Doctors’ Office Waiting Room
5 A Growing Demand for On-Demand Care: Perspectives from the AliveCor ECG Usability Study and the Implications on Future Cardiovascular Care Models
8 Providing Patient Power Post-COVID
10-19 Industry News
20 What can the Pharmaceutical Industry do to Ensure it is Ready for a Future Pandemic?
21 How AI is Helping Predict and Prevent Senior Falls
23 A Roadmap for Medical Affairs Transformation
25 Why the Time to Go Digital in Care Environments is Now
27 The Bittersweet Reality of Digital Transformation
28 Technology is Key to Relieving Poor Mental Health among Healthcare Workforce
30 Private Mobile Networks in Healthcare: Increasing the Dose of Predictability for Wireless Connectivity
31 Driving Results with Data: Using Real-world Healthcare Data to Reduce Health Inequalities