Get Used to It: Remote Care Is the New Norm

After living through the past 2-3 months at home, remote care feels just like remote work does: a no-brainer. It is quite frustrating that a global crisis had to lead to this point. Just like in the case of (especially higher) education, people now start to realize how to leverage the tools that have already been there for a while. Once considered science fiction, remote care is today’s new standard. Let me show you how. There are many good examples of remote care solutions. It can connect patients and doctors without the need to travel (did you know that in Alaska patient records can only be transported on a sled with a Husky team if the internet connection is down?!). It can offer remote counseling and health advice in the form of an app, even providing live, on-demand video visits or medical A.I. consultation. And it can cover night shifts for physicians and nurses by delivering care from the other side of the Earth. The question is obvious: why haven’t we used it more before? For those who are not familiar with the term ‘telemedicine’, here is the shortest definition ever: A Paradigm Shift in Care The novel coronavirus made healthcare professionals retrace their way of thinking. It did disrupt the systems, and forced health networks to rehash their telemedicine concepts. Not only that: in order to protect medical professionals from the virus, the need for remote technologies skyrocketed. If you needed to go to your physician over the past weeks, ...
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