Telemedicine and a new configuration of hospitals stand out among the most radical and necessary changes in global medicine after the Covid-19 pandemic.
Medical experts and scientists predict important changes after showing that there is no investment in digitalization and how 65% of medical care can be solved without the physical presence of the patient, also forcing medical staff to face new challenges and opportunities to go.
During the quarantine, new ways were sought to approach the population for consultations or examinations; telemedicine stood out as the best method, but not for all practices.
There was also a need for more efficient and reliable methods to transmit data in real time to hospitals and governments concerned about hospital occupancy increasing as the pandemic progressed.
On the topic of a new design for hospitals, the Royal College of Physicians in England embracing new technologies were the “hospitals without walls,” this idea seeks to leave hospitals behind as unique health spaces and bring knowledgeable health personnel to communities, with the advantage of a strong digital ecosystem.
In addition to all of the above, the urgency for health professionals to digitize procedures and patient information is able to keep a full clinical history, even connected to wearables (body technology) for better monitoring.
However, it is a reality that the pandemic caused significant economic losses, moreover, the health sector prioritized Covid-19, disregarding patients with chronic illnesses, mental health therapies, family medicine consultations, among others. correct.
The Covid-19 showed a new path to where efforts and technological innovation in health should be directed.