Healthcare in the living room – how a virus became a catalyst for digital transformation in medicine

COVID-19 has put unprecedented pressure on the entire healthcare system. This undeniably challenging time has forced physicians and medical directors to make rapid decisions and implement many far-reaching changes that were only a vision of the future just a few months ago.

The exhausting fight against the pandemic, at the same time, became a catalyst for a digital transformation in global healthcare. Overnight, we witnessed a technological acceleration, but above all, a revolution in the approach to using IT solutions in medicine. The widespread introduction of digital medical records or telemedicine tools proved to be not only possible but extremely important from the perspective of the entire system, guaranteeing uninterrupted delivery of healthcare services in the Covid reality.