DOTmed January 9, 2023
When Covid-19 first emerged as a public health threat, the world seemingly changed overnight. Public safety risks mounted and people—including those working in every aspect of healthcare—quickly adapted while waiting for vaccines. Now many are vaccinated and this novel coronavirus feels relatively manageable, yet many challenges remain. Healthcare providers are still coping with virus variants, along with negative financial impacts, staff shortages and equipment procurement delays. But this story also has good news.
Specifically, many pandemic-related adaptations in healthcare are delivering measurable results and appear to be here for good. Patient communication, payment and even healthcare delivery solutions that arose (or finally took off) during the early days of the pandemic today provide real value for providers, patients and revenue...