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Virtual health is helping hospitals deliver care anywhere
- Virtual health is expanding care access by linking numerous hospitals across countries, enabling remote consultations and chronic disease management.
- Saudi Arabia’s Seha Virtual Hospital connects 224 facilities, enabling over 16 million virtual appointments.
- The US is using virtual health to address rural access gaps and coordinate care for chronic conditions.
- China leads with AI-enabled hospitals and internet platforms for high-volume, tech-driven care delivery.
- India expanded telemedicine nationally with the eSanjeevani platform, reaching rural populations.
- Experts warn that interoperability and governance gaps hinder widespread adoption of virtual health.
- A new care paradigm centers on people, not location, with virtual health embedded within existing systems.
- The piece highlights four economies advancing virtual health: Saudi Arabia, the United States, China, and India.
- Interoperability and data standards remain a barrier to scaling virtual health globally.
- The World Economic Forum calls for coordinated global leadership to advance virtual health.
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