The Medicine Field has undergone significant changes since the Covid-19 pandemic, with the greatest advance just at our hand: telemedicine. While it may seem like a “normal” part of medical care now, connected technology dominated the way in which Americans saw doctors during the pandemic. “Before the pandemic, virtual attention was available, but it was not widely used. Now telemedicine is conventional,” says Dr. Michael Aziz, a attending physician at Lenox Hill in New York.
According to a study, telemedicine meetings increased 766% in the first three months of the Covid outbreak. And although the use of 2-D technology has decreased, Dr. Aziz, he believes that he still plays a vital role in medical care, “especially for people in rural areas. Especially for young professionals. And it offers convenience. But we have so many barriers when it comes to telemedicine … especially for the old That is not covered by many insurance. “
Experts say that while telemedicine has been revolutionary, it is more appropriate for certain ailments, particularly psychiatric services. Dr. Chris Ivany, psychiatrist and operations director of the Family Care Center, emphasizes: “I think it is clear to say that pandemic certainly had an immediate and negative effect on the mental health of many Americans.”
A recent Gallup survey shows that adults aged 18 to 49 reported a strong drop in mental health since 2020, and many suffer from depression, anxiety and isolation. This has led to an increase in Americans looking for help after the crisis. Dr. Ivany points out: “The stigma to seek mental health care definitely decreases within the last five years or so … but also, partly only to a general recognition that mental health care is part of medical care in general.” Dr. Ivany points out two main reasons why we are seeing a growth in mental health care, “part of what the pandemic has done is to increase the awareness of mental health problems, the challenges throughout the American population in a way that really had not really been done in the past … and I think the second is that the field is now much more flexible in terms of how people can be delivered to people.”
Another challenge changes the industry panorama, a significant reduction in staff. Dr. Aziz says: “Around 3000 health professionals have died and around 100,000 have retired or changed their career … Hospitals have difficulty not only hiring doctors and health workers, but also have difficulty retaining them.”
While telemedicine has changed the game, it is not the only important innovation that arises from the pandemic. The production and deployment of the COVID-19 vaccine, together with the advances in rapid tests and antigen tests, are also transformative innovations born of the pandemic.
