HealthTech: the present and future of the healthcare sector

Each pandemic has come at different times and what makes this one so unique is that digital channels and virtual communication tools have made the world a more advanced place.

Health technology or HealthTech has undoubtedly been a vital tool to have a much faster and predictive management of COVID-19, thus saving many lives in countries that have had the capacity to employ such aids.

For example, in Sweden, authorities developed a platform for healthcare workers to report real-time data on the volume of patients who have coronavirus, personal protective equipment, respirator use, and other resource information, The Lanced medical journal indicated.

This information was shared throughout the country with health authorities to monitor the virus and manage the number of infected people, the same media outlet added.

Another example of the good use of HealthTech was provided by Iceland, which has launched widespread testing of asymptomatic individuals using mobile technology, thus collecting data on symptoms reported by patients and combining it with additional information, such as clinical and genomic sequencing.

In doing so, Iceland has achieved the highest per capita testing rate and one of the lowest per capita COVID-19 mortality rates. Germany and South Korea also offer widespread testing, The Lancet explained.

However, Colombia is not far behind and also has alternatives to help the health sector such as MedBot, a HealTech from Nuvu that uses a risk management model built with Artificial Intelligence to provide care to populations requiring medical assistance through efficient, flexible and contact-free channels.

This method provides options for scheduling tests, telemedicine, follow-up of examinations and even contact with a virtual assistant. Options that in Colombia also contributed to the way in which the pandemic is managed in several cities of the national territory.

The HealthTech mentioned above are not only available thanks to the pandemic, but on the contrary they found in it a situation to be more valued and used, becoming tools constantly used in the new reality building a new future for the healthcare sector.