Forbes October 25, 2020
Nancy Wang

The COVID-19 pandemic has introduced the health tech industry to a situation it has never experienced. Through contact tracing, predictive analytics, and telemedicine, the industry has risen to its essential role. Richa Rai, AWIP Ambassador and Kaiser Permanente’s Portfolio Management Leader, states that “this might be the time when society steps forward and embraces telemedicine, government eases restrictions, and laws get expanded to include telemedicine benefits.” Kerry Jessani, J.P. Morgan’s Managing Director and National Head of Healthcare, Higher Education, and Nonprofits, sees the growing acceptance of telemedicine as a positive long-term trend that will “increase interconnectivity throughout the full continuum of healthcare.”

But despite the positive aspects that health tech plays in dealing with COVID-19, women’s general healthcare should remain...

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Topics: Healthcare System, Investments, Public Health / COVID, Technology, Trends
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