{"id":3414,"date":"2020-07-01T06:30:31","date_gmt":"2020-07-01T06:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/perseivivarium.com\/blog\/?p=3414"},"modified":"2024-02-09T09:14:08","modified_gmt":"2024-02-09T09:14:08","slug":"has-covid-19-increased-physician-and-patient-acceptance-of-digital-transformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perseivivarium.com\/blog\/has-covid-19-increased-physician-and-patient-acceptance-of-digital-transformation\/","title":{"rendered":"Has COVID-19 increased physician and patient acceptance of digital transformation?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.2&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;-70px||||false|false&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.2&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.2&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.2&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<h1>Has COVID-19 increased physician and patient acceptance of digital transformation?<\/h1>\n<p>by \u00c1ngel Barrera and Patricia Dom\u00ednguez, July 1, 2020<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/perseivivarium.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Telemedicina-.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.2&#8243; width=&#8221;85%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.2&#8243;]<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over the past few months, we have witnessed the way in which the SARS-CoV-2 virus has changed and transformed the world around us, creating significant impacts for our society. In the fight to confront this pandemic and this new reality, we have also noticed that this disease has become the <strong>engine of change that has accelerated the hoped-for digital transformation<\/strong>, <strong>primarily in the <\/strong><\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/perseivivarium.com\/blog\/what-is-the-future-of-healthcare-after-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">healthcare environment<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. As we have mentioned before, this is the environment where there is a greater and greater willingness to change, on an organizational and service level, as a result of technology.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now that we know what the benefits of digitalization in this sector are, and how these tools have helped and are helping to reduce the burden on the healthcare sector, there is still one question remaining: <strong>Is there a greater willingness on the part of doctors and patients to adopt these measures in clinical practice?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>The answer is yes.<\/strong> The medical community is more inclined to use technological tools to lighten the burden on the healthcare system that has been caused by COVID-19, and to favor monitoring of patients without the danger of infection. This has been noted in many medical meetings that have been organized recently, for example the webinars on post-COVID healthcare presented by the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/farmacosalud.com\/webinaroncologia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ECO Foundation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/secardiologia.es\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spanish Society of Cardiology.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to this, the \u201creturn to normalcy\u201d will bring with it an increase in the number of consultations for other types of chronic disease that have not been able to be treated as usual, and that have resulted in a <strong>direct impact on those patients and on those who have not been diagnosed.<\/strong> For example, it is estimated that <strong>the cancer diagnosis has decreased in general with 30% fewer cases detected during the pandemic,<\/strong> according to data provided in the webinar <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhat will the return to normalcy be like?\u201d <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">organized by the ECO Foundation. All this is prompting medical professionals to opt for the use of technology to cope with this burden on the healthcare system, <strong>facilitating the monitoring of diseases in a tiered way and creating a balance over the long term between in-person visits and the use of digital platforms.<\/strong> The objective is for technology to be here to stay, taking advantage of its potential in healthcare.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Patients, on their part, have also shown a greater acceptance of the use of this type of technology in the healthcare environment, primarily as a result of the COVID-19 situation. This has been made clear in studies like <strong>Cigna\u2019s \u201cCOVID-19 Global Impact,\u201d<\/strong> which shows that <strong>more than half of Spaniards (<\/strong><\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cignasalud.es\/sala-de-prensa\/notas-de-prensa\/mas-de-la-mitad-de-los-espanoles-estaria-dispuesto-acceder-atencion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">57%)<\/a> would opt to receive medical consultation online today, if they had the opportunity, which is an increase of 9 percent (from 48%) from January of this year. In addition, this study concluded that this tendency would be even greater in the future, with<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cignasalud.es\/sala-de-prensa\/notas-de-prensa\/cigna-presenta-los-primeros-resultados-del-estudio-cigna-covid-19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> 65%<\/a> of Spaniards being willing to receive medical attention remotely.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At Persei vivarium, we are very conscious of the fact that digital platforms are now offering an opportunity to improve the provision of healthcare services for patients. As a result, we are working to continue adapting our technology, quickly and efficiently, to the new needs that are arising. Our purpose is, and will continue to be, to offer our platforms to help improve the ways in which we address diseases, <strong>lightening the burden of healthcare professionals and promoting research, at the same time as we help patients to use appropriate tools to improve the management of their disease.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hashtag_click\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#COVID19<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DigitalHealth?src=hashtag_click\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#DigitalHealth<\/a> <\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,1_3,1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;27px|0px|0|0px|false|false&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243;]<h4>Share<\/h4>\r[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_code _builder_version=&#8221;3.19.8&#8243;][\/et_pb_code][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;24px|0px|27px|0px|false|false&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_team_member name=&#8221;\u00c1ngel Barrera&#8221; position=&#8221;Business Development&#8221; image_url=&#8221;https:\/\/perseivivarium.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/A\u0301ngel-Barrera-1.jpeg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.2&#8243; link_option_url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/angel-barrera\/&#8221; link_option_url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221;]<p>Persei vivarium<\/p>\r[\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_team_member name=&#8221;Patricia Dom\u00ednguez&#8221; position=&#8221;Business Development&#8221; image_url=&#8221;https:\/\/perseivivarium.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Patri-2.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.2&#8243; link_option_url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/patricia-dom%C3%ADnguez-a18b3866\/&#8221; link_option_url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221;]<p>Persei vivarium<\/p>\r[\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the past few months, we have witnessed the way in which COVID-19 has transformed the world around us. 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