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" The field is getting larger and larger , and the enterprise and scope of what needs to be secured is getting bigger " he adds . " You can ' t have gaps in security . Organisations must look at everything ."
Virtual healthcare While security and data storage are two typical areas where public healthcare providers lean on the tech sector , another has been emerging since the pandemic : telehealth . As well as providing access to doctor appointments during the successive lockdowns caused by COVID — 19 , telemedicine can help deliver healthcare to remote or rural locations that lack health facilities .
Virtual care solutions are wide — ranging , from Vodafone supplying the connectivity for IoT devices that help elderly people living on remote Greek islands to monitor their diabetes , to TytoCare ' s portable device that enables doctors to travel to remote regions and examine the heart , lungs , throat , and body temperature of patients using artificial intelligence .
Busy doctors ' surgeries are using digital platforms to help them triage patients — such as eConsult , a digital platform used by the British National Health Service ( NHS ) in primary and emergency care to assess which patients need to urgently speak to a clinician . As with all tech solutions , security and data privacy are vital . " The potential for technology to improve healthcare is almost limitless " Spingfield says " The key is remembering where it starts and ends — with data ."
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