World Economic Forum September 27, 2021
Reiko Onodera, Takanori Fujita, Jonathan Soble

  • Highly individualized medicine is now within reach, making a whole new approach to healthcare possible.
  • We highlight three examples that support, rather than replace, the real-world contact between patients and doctors using digital tools.
  • Digitalization in healthcare requires multi-stakeholder collaboration between medical institutions, companies and governments.

Healthcare is undergoing a digital revolution. Big Data, mobile devices and other innovations are opening up new frontiers in medicine, a trend that has become especially visible during the COVID-19 pandemic. Smartphone applications are tracking the spread of the virus and artificial intelligence (AI) is helping doctors search people’s lungs for signs of the pneumonia it can cause.

Looking beyond the pandemic, digitalization in healthcare is expected...

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