Breaking Down The Barriers To Affordable Healthcare
Healthcare IT Today July 2, 2021
The following is a guest article by Dr. Jaideep Rayapudi, MD MBBS, Digital Health Technology thought leader and registered physician of Global Telehealth Exchange by Solve.Care.
Barriers to healthcare exacerbate already dire consequences, as has been seen on the ground in India over the past few months. Technology can help.
The disparities in the quality and availability of healthcare across the globe are significant. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the roll out of vaccines worldwide has further exemplified how economic gaps between nations can have devastating effects on the nature of care received. The most significant barriers to affordable healthcare which currently exist are gaps in knowledge, limited access to healthcare, and, most importantly, severely restricted access to funds. Technology...