During the COVID-19 pandemic, telemedicine technology emerged as a key defense against the virus. But it has also demonstrated its ability to improve overall care delivery.

Telemedicine connects remote experts for emergency assistance, enables health workers to avoid exposure to pathogens, and provides continuity of care to patients with chronic diseases.

Providers, health administrators, and patients are already aware of the convenience, level of quality, and innovation that telemedicine technology can bring to the way healthcare is delivered.

Telemedicine enables medical teams to streamline routine checkups and continuous patient monitoring, and invest more face-to-face attention where it is needed most. As telemedicine technology evolves, advances in artificial intelligence and edge computing will enable real-time analytics to be used more for diagnosis, rapid response to emergencies, and sharing of information. Intel works with hardware and software developers in the health ecosystem to support telemedicine technology that will be scalable to meet broader healthcare needs.