HealthTech Magazines January 17, 2025
By Iris Berman, VP of Operations, Center for Virtual Health, Northwell Health
Personalized medicine is transforming healthcare for some by tailoring treatments to individual patients based on their unique genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors. Since the pandemic, virtual care has become increasingly prevalent and the role of diagnostics in this field has become more critical than ever. Point-of-care (POC) diagnostics (refers to those being performed at or near the location of the patient) are moving to the forefront of this transformation because they can offer faster, accurate, and more convenient testing and monitoring solutions that can enhance the number of options for both wellness and disease management in virtual health.
The Evolution of POC Diagnostics