Long Term Impact of COVID-19 on Clinical Practice

Abstract

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic plaguing countries worldwide has created an unprecedented change for the global economy, especially healthcare institutions at the forefront. Acceleration of the online-offline integration is the need of the hour. Massive expansion of home-based care likely will be supplemented with artificial intelligence (AI). One particular sector that has the greatest potential to benefit from tele-health services is the rural sector across all countries. Telemedicine has shown to improve access to healthcare in these populations through a reduction in travel burden and decreased cost of care. Innovative arrangements between the private and the public sectors and digitalization are more crucial now than ever before. The digital media will play a rather more important role in connecting with prospective patients. Thus, as we unravel the mysteries of the ongoing pandemic there are opportunities in the future offering unique learning opportunities for the health care sector. Rationalizing and optimizing available resources with resilience shown on the coronavirus frontline during the crisis are some of the most important lessons learnt during the crisis Keywords: COVID-19, Clinical Practice, Telemedicine.