World Economic Forum January 20, 2022
Shobana Kamineni

  • The pandemic has accelerated the uptake of digital healthcare solutions.
  • This shift to digitalization can be a powerful force in achieving health equity.
  • To do so, we will need to rethink the fundamentals of healthcare delivery.

The digital revolution was well underway even before COVID-19, but disruptive technology needs to be widely adopted before society adapts to it. However, the pandemic and the subsequently enforced lockdowns helped catalyse the transition to a digital ecosystem.

A McKinsey Global Survey found that companies had accelerated the digitalization of their customer and supply-chain interactions and their internal operations by three to four years. A GlobalData survey, meanwhile, found that 35% of pharmaceutical professionals believe COVID-19 has...

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Topics: Digital Health, Equity/SDOH, Govt Agencies, Healthcare System, Patient / Consumer, Provider, Public Health / COVID, Technology
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