Healthcare operations are being revolutionized by new communications technology, including mobile devices, video consultation, messaging and smart devices.
More and more healthcare practitioners and patients are warming up to telehealth.
An article in The Wall Street Journal describes the revolution in medicine being brought about by ubiquitous smartphones, video applications and other communications technology. More than 15 million Americans took part in some form of remote medical consultation in 2015, according to the article.
Perhaps no industry has been more revolutionized by today’s IT than healthcare.
Over the past two decades, we’ve seen massive industry changes from innovations such as:
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