Leveraging technology to combat COVID-19
The coronavirus pandemic shook the healthcare industry like no other event in the past 50 years. Healthcare workers were at the frontlines fighting like soldiers in wartime to protect patients. The sudden influx of patients with covid-19 and like symptoms, the unprepared hospital systems, non-availability of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment), lack of testing facilities, non-compliance to wear mask and to follow other general guidelines - all this with many more reasons led to a widespread, mind boggling rise of covid-19 cases. Few of the earliest challenges faced by hospital systems: Lack of PPE Slow and siloed testing process Influx of in-patient visits with covid-19 symptoms Influx of patient support/call center calls with questions Lack of awareness of general information on symptoms, guidelines, testing locations Being in the health-tech industry, I closely watched the horrific events unfold every single day. On the other hand, I also observed and participated in solving som...