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The pandemic has ushered in an era of more intensive use of digital medicine.
The industry has reckoned that it lags behind other industries in this area. The pandemic is spurring changes. Swathes of the health – care market are scrambling to change. The groundwork for the digital revolution in health-care has been laid. Many new companies in this area are poised to take off.
Demand for digital medicine is surging, and investors are giddy. Some of the technologies may just be hype or fads, but some look more enticing that others.
All these seem to herald a new era for digital medicine
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Usher: to show someone where they should go.
Eponymous: that comes from the name of a person.
Think tank: Policy institute
Reckon: to think that something is probably true.
Spur: to encourage someone to do something or something to happen.
Scramble: to move or climb quickly.
Swath: a long area of something.
Makeover: the process of changing the way something looks or works in order to make it better or more attractive.
Ply: work regularly at something.
Groundwork: work that is done as a preparation for work that will be done later.
Poise: completely still but ready to move at any moment.
Unicorn (in business): a start-up (= new business) whose value is considered to be over $1 billion.
Telemedic (telemedicine): remote diagnosis and treatment of patients by means of telecommunications technology
IPO: Initial Public Offering, the first sale of a company’s shares to the public:
Emporium: a large shop that sells many different types of goods, or a shop that sells a particular type of goods.
Giddy: feeling silly, happy, and excited.
Fad: a style, activity, or interest that is very popular for a short period of time.
Hype: a situation in which something is advertised and discussed in newspapers, on television, etc. a lot in order to attract everyone’s interest.
Sober: not drunk.
Overblown: bigger or more important or impressive than it should be.
Analytics: a process in which a computer examines information using mathematical methods in order to find useful patterns.
Enticing: attracts you to it by offering you advantages or pleasure.
Ailment: Illness.
Survey: an examination of opinions, behaviour, etc., made by asking people questions.
Device: an object or machine that has been invented for a particular purpose
Infusion: A method of putting fluids, including drugs, into the bloodstream. Also called intravenous infusion.
Imaging: (X Ray, ultrasound, MRI- magnetic resonance imaging, CT – computed tomography, etc.) the action or process of producing an image especially of a part of the body by radiographic techniques.
Tomography: the use of X-rays to make three-dimensional images of flat sections of the body.
Rehabilitate: to return someone to a good, healthy, or normal life or condition after they have been in prison, been very ill.
Atrial fibrillation: a problem in which the heart beats faster than normal and in a way that is not regular, resulting in the atria (= the top spaces) of the heart not emptying properly
Fibrillation: irregular, rapid contractions of muscles, especially the heart.
Siloed: separated from other people or things.
Interoperability: the degree to which two products, programs, etc. can be used together.
VC – Venture Capital: capital invested in fresh, risky enterprise.
Champion: to support, defend, or fight for a person, belief, right, or principle enthusiastically.
Herald: a sign that something important, and often good, is starting to happen.
Croup: an infection of the upper airway, which obstructs breathing and causes a characteristic barking cough.
Coterie: a small group of people with shared interests, often one that does not want other people to join them.
Foray: a short period of time being involved in an activity that is different from and outside the range of a usual set of activities.
Flop: Fail.
Incumbent: officially having the named position.
Snazzy: modern and stylish in a way that attracts attention.
Genuine: real and exactly what it appears to be.
Thrive: to grow, develop, or be successful.
Fee-for-service contract: paying for what is done.
Risk-based (value-based) contract: paying for what’s cured.
Ferry: Transport.
Drug refill: Renewal of a prescription.
Gusto: great energy, enthusiasm, and enjoyment
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