Telemedicine proved to be a big boon for healthcare like never before

The biggest beneficiary is of course telemedicine, as it helped prevent doctors and patients from getting exposed to a possible infection of COVID-19, but still kept the healthcare delivery going.

The COVID-19 pandemic has made healthcare and pharma companies, doctors and patients to embrace digital like never before. The biggest beneficiary is, of course, telemedicine, as it helped prevent doctors and patients from getting exposed to COVID-19, but still kept the healthcare delivery going.

The telemedicine platforms have seen a huge jump in numbers as people began accessing healthcare online. There is also an explosion of online self-assessment apps to check for symptoms of COVID-19.

The government, after years of delay, released the much-awaited Telemedicine Practice Guidelines in March. The guidelines have helped in standardising care and inspiring confidence among doctors and healthcare providers, who are not inclined to use technology to reach out to patients.

The pharmaceutical companies have to invest on digital in a big way to reach doctors to promoting their brands, as going to clinics and hospitals has become risky due to COVID-19 infections.

The use of internet of technologies, machine learning and robotics, virtual reality and blockchain technologies are no more exotic technologies, but have now started to become mainstream in healthcare.