HealthIT Answers July 29, 2021
By Josh Wildstein, CEO, Figure 1
COVID-19 and the subsequent events of 2020 changed every industry, but perhaps none more profound than the medical industry. While the beginnings of telehealth emerged decades ago, the sophistication with which we operate today is still relatively new. As a result of the pandemic, telehealth experienced more rapid adoption and acceptance among both doctors and patients and increased the demand for more digital-first communications, such as video conferencing. Allowing patients to receive care virtually limited in-office time to reduce the risk of viral spread, as the world was forced to reimagine care delivery in a stay-at-home state of emergency.
There are many more virtual care options and remote apps for patients to receive care...