{"id":3996,"date":"2021-07-07T09:17:46","date_gmt":"2021-07-07T09:17:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/perseivivarium.com\/blog\/?p=3996"},"modified":"2024-02-09T09:14:04","modified_gmt":"2024-02-09T09:14:04","slug":"growth-in-the-use-of-digital-health-what-expectations-do-healthcare-professionals-have-for-the-long-term","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perseivivarium.com\/blog\/growth-in-the-use-of-digital-health-what-expectations-do-healthcare-professionals-have-for-the-long-term\/","title":{"rendered":"Growth in the use of Digital Health: What expectations do healthcare professionals have for the long term?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-70px||||false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<h1>Growth in the use of Digital Health: What expectations do healthcare professionals have for the long term?<\/h1>\n<p>by Gonzalo Arranz, July 7, 2021<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/perseivivarium.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Growth-in-the-use-of-Digital-Health.-What-expectations-do-healthcare-professionals-have-for-the-long-term.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; title_text=&#8221;Growth in the use of Digital Health. What expectations do healthcare professionals have for the long term&#8221; width=&#8221;85%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As we are able to see, the management of healthcare is increasingly digitalized. Among other reasons, this acceleration is a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, which<\/span><b> has increased physician and patient acceptance of this digital transformation. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We discussed this in our article,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/perseivivarium.com\/blog\/has-covid-19-increased-physician-and-patient-acceptance-of-digital-transformation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cHas COVID-19 increased physician and patient acceptance of digital transformation?\u201d<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More and more healthcare professionals are choosing to incorporate<\/span><b> digital tools in their clinical practice, facilitating the provision of services and improving their communication with patients.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This can be seen in this<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/research2guidance.com\/digital-health-has-grown-in-the-wake-of-covid-19-but-which-segments-were-most-impacted\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">market analysis<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> published by Research 2 Guidance, in which they confirmed a <\/span><b>significant increase since the beginning of the pandemic in the areas linked to Digital Health.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> They particularly noted the area of <\/span><b>telemedicine<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>which has grown the most during this period<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>according to 73% of those surveyed<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, along with<\/span><b> remote patient monitoring, which was the second highest area of growth for 52% of those surveyed.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This is primarily due to greater acceptance of the use of these technologies, based on the benefits that are being observed, for example the <\/span><b>reduction of unnecessary physician visits and, therefore, the risk of infection, thanks to remote management of the patient.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now that we know what areas have grown the most, we can ask another question. <\/span><b>What expectations do healthcare professionals have over the long term regarding these technologies in the healthcare environment?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Healthcare professionals expect that the use of digital platforms that are dedicated to optimizing the provision of medical treatment will continue increasing over the next few years. For that to happen, according to a recent<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.deloitte.com\/us\/en\/insights\/industry\/life-sciences\/medtech-product-innovation-physician-survey.html?id=us:2sm:3tw:4di6675::6lshc:20201005140000::3753584712:5&amp;utm_source=tw&amp;utm_campaign=di6675&amp;utm_content=lshc&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;linkId=101079250\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">article by Deloitte<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, they focus on the need for these technologies<\/span><b> to be<\/b><strong> i<\/strong><b>nteroperable and able to complement clinical information with the information provided by the patient, to optimize the processes, to improve the prediction and diagnosis of diseases, and to assure data security and privacy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. In this way, the incorporation of these technologies will enable the movement toward <\/span><b>new payment models, improvement of disease management, and provision of health-related technologies<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that are increasingly advanced (for example, AI, predictive analysis, 5G, and so on).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This process of digitalization is fully underway, as documented in<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pmfarma.es\/noticias\/31621-el-81-de-los-profesionales-sanitarios-espanoles-ya-no-pueden-prescindir-de-las-herramientas-digitales-en-su-practica-diaria.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this recent article<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> published in PMFarma. They note that <\/span><b>81% of Spanish healthcare professionals<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> could not do without digital tools in their daily practice. <\/span><b>Nine of every ten doctors are using at least one digital tool<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, compared to seven of every ten before the pandemic, <\/span><b>with mobile apps being the most-commonly used digital tools.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> In addition, <\/span><b>95% of healthcare professionals believe that digital tools will have a positive impact over the long term.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As we have observed, the evolution of the healthcare system is a reality. We can clearly see that the methods and tools encompassed by the area of Digital health have arrived for good and will remain with us long after the COVID-19 pandemic is over.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23DigitalHealth&amp;src=hashtag_click\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">#DigitalHealth\u00a0<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23mHealth&amp;src=hashtag_click\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">#mHealth<\/span><\/a><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;20px|0px|0px|0px&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#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; link_option_url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221;][\/et_pb_code][et_pb_team_member name=&#8221;Gonzalo Arranz&#8221; position=&#8221;Business Development&#8221; image_url=&#8221;https:\/\/perseivivarium.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Gonzalo-Arranz.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.1&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; title_text=&#8221;Gonzalo Arranz&#8221; link_option_url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gonzaloarranzmatanza\/&#8221; link_option_url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p>Persei vivarium<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_team_member][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we are able to see, the management of healthcare is increasingly digitalized. 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