Forbes October 22, 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic has been widely lauded for the transformative effect it’s had on healthcare delivery, as the extreme circumstances have forced through many innovations that have otherwise languished on the pilot carousel that kills so many startups.
Amidst the more systemic changes, such as the introduction of telehealth at scale, there have been various workarounds that have attempted to rapidly respond to the changing circumstances. For instance, the iComms4ICU project was developed to help Covid patients in intensive care communicate with loved ones after more traditional videoconferencing services were barred due to privacy and security concerns in many hospitals.
It’s an example of the kind of small-scale improvisation that new research suggests is the bedrock of innovation in healthcare....
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