What Can We Expect from Digital Healthcare in 2021?

Even though the world is preparing to vaccinate citizens in the shortest possible time, COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on all aspects of people’s lives.

The pandemic has become an unprecedented disruption to all facets of the healthcare industry in a very short amount of time. Although the healthcare technology industry has grown slowly in the past, innovation is needed to deal with the pandemic. Artificial Intelligence (AI) in healthcare, as well as other important technologies, are critical to resolving the crisis and for generating future growth.

The digital healthcare market is booming. In its 2019 report, Acumen anticipates that the market will reach a whopping $511 billion by the year 2026. Hence, it’s not an exaggeration to say that the future for digital medicine and remote healthcare looks bright.

So what’s next for digital healthcare in 2021?

Telehealth

From large health systems to solo practices, many providers jumped on the telehealth bandwagon in early 2020 to address the pandemic and shift from in-person care to virtual care. They were helped by federal and state emergency measures aimed at easing access to telehealth and improving coverage so that they’d be paid for using the technology.