It’s too soon to say whether or not the pandemic will inspire desperately needed changes in our health data management system, but it’s definitely managed to push forward some major changes in the delivery of certain services. And, scaling up, implementing virtual services could help address health inequalities in remote communities. So a key piece to all of these digital innovations will be evaluation, predominantly from the perspective of the user who it’s supposed to benefit.”When you ask people about digital health care the complaint that too many digital solutions are built from the top down, without enough consideration of the user, comes up a lot. “I think technology will evolve and we’ll see a hybrid system, but technology won’t take over everything. At its core, health care is a human field.”

Source: thestar July 19, 2021 12:04 UTC