Advance your digital health transformation

Before 2020, healthcare providers had started implementing digital technologies to enhance patient experiences. But the pandemic catalyzed digital transformation, accelerating the pace of healthcare technology adoption. During this shift, digital innovations switched from nice-to-have to must-have to serve patients and ensure a high level of care.

Responding to the crisis gave you a head start that can help you take advantage of the digital future more quickly. There's no going back. The digital experiences you deliver now in healthcare must be virtual as well as physical, in addition to being connected, proactive and personalized.

Although in-person visits continued early in the pandemic, providers switched to telehealth as the risks to patients and clinicians soared. Eighty-three percent of patients are likely to continue using telemedicine after COVID-19.

Healthcare organizations must also manage the exploding volumes of data they generate — approximately 30 percent of the world's total. Everything from big data analytics and medical imaging to chatbots and smartwatches contributes to the flow.

Legacy technology can't handle these growing digital demands. Patients, providers and staff all expect the technology in healthcare to be as advanced as it is in other areas of their lives. To make the most of progress toward digital health transformation, healthcare organizations need to execute on three pillars: telehealth, integration and infrastructure.

Spectrum Enterprise is here to help. But as you'll see, the journey and technology needed will be different for health systems, physician practices and providers for rural and underserved populations.