How Telemedicine Is Transforming Healthcare

When Covid-19 struck the United States earlier this year, telemedicine proved life-saving, facilitating safe and effective patient care from afar and helping physicians pool their resources at a time when the virus strained the healthcare system. 

“I think it's fair to say that telemedicine helped stop the collapse of the health system here in the U.S.,” says Steve Allen, director of health solutions for Intel’s Health and Life Sciences group. “Now, it's becoming recognized as valuable technology with real benefits to all parties.” Advancements in computing and AI made cutting-edge applications of telemedicine possible years ago. In large part, what stood in the way of full deployment until now was policy.