Digital Technology Application for Improved Responses to Health Care Challenges: Lessons Learned From COVID-19.

ABSTRACT: While COVID-19 is still ongoing and associated with more than 5 million deaths, the scope and speed of advances over the past year in terms of scientific discovery, data dissemination, and technology have been staggering. It is not a matter of "if" but "when" we will face the next pandemic, and how we leverage technology and data management effectively to create flexible ecosystems that facilitate collaboration, equitable care, and innovation will determine its severity and scale. The aim of this review is to address emerging challenges that came to light during the pandemic in health care and innovations that enabled us to adapt and continue to care for patients. The pandemic highlighted the need for seismic shifts in care paradigms and technology with considerations related to the digita

SUBMITTER: Brahmbhatt DH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8632798 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature