WHY IT MATTERS: Digital Transformation
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The rise of #telehealth may be one of the best long-term effect of COVID-19 - and the market potential is huge for startups to grab via @McKinsey

The rise of #telehealth may be one of the best long-term effect of COVID-19 - and the market potential is huge for startups to grab via @McKinsey | WHY IT MATTERS: Digital Transformation | Scoop.it

Telehealth has helped expand access to care for patients restricted from seeing their doctors. Actions taken today will determine if its full potential is realized after the crisis is over.

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WHY IT MATTERS: one wonders why telehealth and telemedecine is not more prevalent given the high cost of health and aging population. This report highlights the potential for telehealth and the market potential is huge.

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#teleHealth is already a reality in China: 9 Ways The WeChat Super App Is Becoming The Front Door To Chinese Healthcare via @CBInsights

#teleHealth is already a reality in China: 9 Ways The WeChat Super App Is Becoming The Front Door To Chinese Healthcare via @CBInsights | WHY IT MATTERS: Digital Transformation | Scoop.it

From assisting in chronic disease management to gamifying aesthetic medicine, we look at Tencent-owned super app WeChat as a vital part of healthcare in China.

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WHY IT MATTERS: the technology required to do tele-medecine is available as evidenced by its use in China. Why is it not yet deployed in America or Europe? Privacy concerns? Maybe. Politics/Regulations? Maybe. Lobbying? Maybe. The covid crisis will certainly have us reconsider all of those in coming years...

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Coronavirus: Why it was a good idea to act now - A visual explanation of the exponential progression via Tomas Pueyo

When you’re done reading the article, this is what you’ll take away:

It’s coming at an exponential speed: gradually, and then suddenly.
It’s a matter of days. Maybe a week or two.
When it does, your healthcare system will be overwhelmed.
Your fellow citizens will be treated in the hallways.
Exhausted healthcare workers will break down. Some will die.
They will have to decide which patient gets the oxygen and which one dies.
The only way to prevent this is social distancing today. Not tomorrow. Today.
That means keeping as many people home as possible, starting now.

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WHY IT MATTERS:  very researched, very detailed, full of graphs. Helps understand the current situation and the need to shutdown and isolate.

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This 'temporary tattoo' could totally change #healthcare & #wearables

This 'temporary tattoo' could totally change #healthcare & #wearables | WHY IT MATTERS: Digital Transformation | Scoop.it
Scientists developed a stretchable electronic sensor that looks like a temporary tattoo.
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WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT

Digital transformation often starts with innovative new technologies. This technologies has been in development for many years and thus we should keep them on our radars for when they spring out of the lab as commercial products. Not just yet though but keep that in mind when strategic plans are being drawn...

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Un tatouage temporaire scientifique !

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Where machines could replace humans--and where they can’t (yet)

Where machines could replace humans--and where they can’t (yet) | WHY IT MATTERS: Digital Transformation | Scoop.it
The technical potential for automation differs dramatically across sectors and activities.
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WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT

We all work so we should all be aware of this trend. For those of us that create strategy for others, this is essential to consider as an underlying trend.

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