How has the Healthcare Industry Faced Digital Transformation during the Pandemic?

Digital transformation has permeated pretty much every sphere of each industry. COVID-19 has helped break down regulatory, financial, and behavioral barriers to allow virtual care to be widely integrated into our healthcare system and meet patients’ needs.

A year ago, we faced the largest pandemic in recent times, in which everyone, including the healthcare industry, was unprepared to face the challenges it would bring. So how was Digital Transformation approached by this industry, the hardest-hit of all?

First, let’s introduce this concept.

Digital transformation in health defined

During the digital transformation in healthcare process, medical practices and institutions generally move away from traditional systems, such as paper or on-premises software, in favor of digitally agile options, such as paperless patient record management, automated patient booking systems, and cloud-based clinical and practice management software. The aim of this process is to enable major improvements in productivity workflow, data security, and scalability.

In recent years, digital transformation in healthcare has been driven by major innovations in cloud computing, big data, and mobile…