2021年值得关注的五大医疗保健趋势

PG电子平台于2021年9月2日发布

If there was one industry at the center of the discussion in 2020, 很可能是医疗保健行业. From frontline workers going to battle for their COVID-19 patients to researchers working hard to develop a vaccine, 该行业几乎所有方面都面临着意想不到的一年.

But despite the hardships patients and workers endured, the healthcare system embraced change. The pandemic hastened new ideas and thrust some tried and true concepts back into the spotlight.

Now, as we all begin to emerge from the pandemic and look toward the second half of 2021, 这次大流行的许多教训将继续存在. Here are some of the trends healthcare workers are seeing and how they’re transforming the industry:

• 远程医疗将继续存在

远程医疗早已成为可能, but the pandemic necessitated its use for many routine health services to free up hospital resources and keep otherwise healthy patients safe. Now that patients and healthcare providers alike have seen the benefits, 这种情况很可能会持续下去. 医生和病人可以讨论 反复出现的条件, skin conditions, 紧急护理问题，如感冒, mental health concerns and more all without the commute and in-person interaction.

• 智能技术对医疗保健行业将更加重要

Smart technology has made its way into cars, homes and now healthcare facilities. HIT Consultant 在2020年12月与30名医疗保健高管进行了交谈, 其中一些人提到了智能医院的兴起. 这可能包括智能摄像头, speakers, AI and wearable technology that would allow organizations to scale and automate the work of administrative and support staff members as well as to help doctors with data and diagnosis.

• 个人防护装备标准正在提高

Personal protective equipment, or PPE, was a huge discussion in the early stages of COVID. As we emerge, 人们正在以新的方式考虑个人防护装备. We could see new devices that allow doctors and staff to use hands-free technology to communicate with patients and each other so they don’t have to don and remove new PPE when leaving a room for just a moment.

• 卫生公平将成为焦点

COVID-19 affected 黑人、拉丁裔和土著人的比例更高, and the pandemic in general shined a bright light on the ways in which our healthcare system is not fair in terms of race, 种族和地理. 大流行后，这将成为一个问题 所有参与医疗保健的人都必须共同努力 全面检查以改善所有患者的预后.

• 期待看到一个更加统一的系统

大流行期间, those in the healthcare industry had no choice but to drop any barriers and work together for the greater good. 这种情况可能会持续下去 合作的方法 在医疗保健网络和 改善公共卫生数据基础设施 to bipartisan political efforts and a rejoining of the WHO on the world stage.

这会改变医疗助理的角色吗? In some ways, yes. Medical assistants may find themselves using new technology to collect patient data, 设置虚拟约会, learning new PPE practices or even using mobile platforms to help patients track their health throughout the year. But in the end, any changes are meant to support a better healthcare system as a whole and better outcomes for patients—which is always the goal of healthcare workers.

Sources:

• 远程医疗将继续存在
• http://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hblog20210119.724670/full/
• 什么是远程医疗?
• http://telehealth.hhs.gov/patients/understanding-telehealth/
• 2021年医疗保健趋势
• http://hitconsultant.net/2020/12/30/executives-healthcare-predictions-trends-2021/#.YLj97qEpDIW
• PPE advancement
• http://hitconsultant.net/2020/12/30/executives-healthcare-predictions-trends-2021/#.YLkIX6EpDIW
• 受COVID-19影响的群体不同
• http://www.forbes.com/sites/billfrist/2021/03/05/six-hopeful-healthcare-trends-for-2021/?sh=72e55be93e84
• 医疗公平将在2021年成为一个问题
• http://www.managedhealthcareexecutive.com/view/2021-healthcare-trends-to-watch
• 医疗保健网络正在发生变化
• http://hitconsultant.net/2020/12/30/executives-healthcare-predictions-trends-2021/#.YLj97qEpDIW
• 不断变化的医疗保健基础设施
• http://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hblog20210119.724670/full/
• 2021年，PG电子游戏将看到两党合作和世界观
• http://www.forbes.com/sites/billfrist/2021/03/05/six-hopeful-healthcare-trends-for-2021/?sh=72e55be93e84