healthcare.digital March 28, 2025
Exec Summary
HealthTech’s evolution over three decades can be distilled into three distinct waves, each building on the last, progressing from raw technological innovation to systematic methodologies, and finally to a cognitive synergy between humans and machines. Here’s the 30 year journey outlined:
Wave 1: Technology (2010–2019) Laying the Digital Foundations
This wave was about introducing and scaling core technologies to digitise healthcare, making it accessible and data-rich. Key developments included:
Electronic Health Records (EHRs): Catalysed by the 2009 HITECH Act, EHR adoption soared (e.g., 80%+ of US hospitals by 2014), replacing paper with digital records.
Telemedicine: Smartphones (iPad 2010, global smartphone dominance by 2013) enabled basic virtual care, with early platforms like Teladoc gaining traction.
Wearables: Fitbit and later...
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