The pandemic has compelled healthcare delivery organizations (HDOs) to leap a decade into the digital future. CIOs are constantly pursuing scores of digital solutions. Several of the solutions are disruptive in nature, such as telemedicine or no-touch/no-wait patient flow. In addition, the cumulative amount of digital change is transformative. Several CIOs around the world have [...]
A succession of modifications and advances are strongly connected with the continual progress of medicine, particularly in the field of diabetology. The majority of our daily activities have gone digital in the previous decade. The ever-increasing synergy between advanced medical technologies, innovation, and digital communication is reflected in digital health. The term [...]
Amidst increasing regulatory scrutiny, the healthcare and life sciences industry endures to face unprecedented challenges. Ever evolving needs of existing and emerging customers are driving enterprises to re-examine their approach towards data compliance. According to Gartner, “Healthcare providers are experiencing unprecedented levels of disruption. Sixty-three percent of healthcare providers have faced [...]
Security has been an issue of contention in healthcare. The patient’s data is vulnerable to attackers due to the lack of familiarity and poor implementation of security in healthcare. With the advent of the current pandemic, the situation has become even worse, as the recent findings show no experiential evidence of [...]
No sector seems to be immune as Cyberattacks continue to proliferate. Healthcare and retail verticals have been the focus area for hackers during the pandemic period. While hospitals have been burdened with the onslaught of patients and research labs racing to develop vaccines for Covid19, they have become soft targets for cyberattacks. To ensure [...]
2020 or ‘the year of pandemic’ has been remarkable in terms of the scale and the extent to which change is taking place all around us, across every industry, region, and organization. For many, the change was already in the pipeline, which was simply accelerated due to the unprecedented [...]
The healthcare industry is often bashed for its slow adoption of digital technologies and general apprehension toward embracing IT solutions for delivering care. But as times are changing, patients’ needs are evolving, and the industry is being compelled to let technology make inroads into its landscape. Especially, with the ongoing pandemic, technology [...]
The world might be fighting against a pandemic caused by a novel virus, but that is not the only health-related issue there is. The healthcare institutions still have their patients with chronic diseases such as cancer, diabetes, and heart conditions. They still need to treat those with depleting organs and life-threatening [...]
We are in the middle of a global humanitarian crisis. Global issues like the COVID-19 pandemic necessitates a strong and collaborative fight worldwide. As the pandemic poses one of the greatest challenges to the humankind, while weakening the healthcare systems, it is becoming increasingly important to address and resolve the issue quickly [...]
With the positive corona virus cases crossing over 1 million globally, we are at a risk of overwhelming our healthcare systems. Hospitals are stretching thin as the demand for critical care capacity surges and the supply falls short against the total projected number of cases. As per Mckinsey, the critical care capacity of the hospitals [...]
