How the pandemic has accelerated healthcare innovation

Author Zayna Khayat
What we thought were barriers โ€” testing, regulations, political will โ€” have turned out not to matter much at all

Why It Matters

Healthcare has fundamentally changed in the wake of COVID-19, with many providers reaching up to 90 percent virtual encounters. But adapting to virtual service delivery is only one of the many important ways healthcare innovation โ€” which has historically been sluggish โ€” has accelerated during this time.

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