“Virtual care deployment may have exploded during the COVID-19 pandemic, but there may come a time when telehealth emerges as an expected service across U.S. healthcare systems.”
“Perhaps in the next five to 10 years, telehealth won’t just be a crisis-response mode of care. ‘It’s just healthcare. It’s just a part of a spectrum that all of us live on, and that spectrum sort of encompasses the various ways that we would engage with healthcare providers or wellness providers,’ said Micky Tripathi, national coordinator for health IT at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, during the American Telemedicine Association’s 2021 virtual conference.”
“Some 81 percent of healthcare executives surveyed for the global Accenture Digital Health Technology Vision 2021 said their organization’s pace of digital transformation is accelerating. And 87 percent of healthcare executives say their organization’s business and technology strategies are becoming more interconnected.”
“Experts at the monthlong ATA2021 conference shared their perspectives on the ongoing digital transformations in healthcare, the lessons that can be learned from other industries and the opportunities that accompany virtual-first strategies…” Read the full article here.
Source: #ATA2021: What to Expect as Digital Transformations Accelerate in Healthcare – By Teta Alim, June 28, 2021. HealthTech Magazine.
