Brookings October 7, 2021
Niam Yaraghi and Samantha Lai

The COVID-19 pandemic has catalyzed digital transformation in all aspects of our society, from politics and economics to education and health care systems. Unsurprisingly, the pandemic contributed to the skyrocketing adoption of information technologies, especially in the health care system. While only 43% of health centers were capable of providing telemedicine prior to the pandemic, this number increased to 95% over 2020. Insurance claims for telemedicine services also grew from roughly 529,000 in February 2020 to 12 million in April 2020.

The digital transformation of the health care industry is not merely restricted to increased use of telemedicine and telehealth, but also the creation of new care-delivery systems unexpectedly driven by agents external to the...

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Topics: Apps, Digital Health, EMR / EHR, Health IT, Healthcare System, HIE (Interoperability), mHealth, Patient / Consumer, Provider, Public Health / COVID, Technology, Telehealth
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