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Q&A: Digital Twin Technology in Healthcare: An Introduction As technology continues to shape every industry, healthcare has seen significant developments. One of the most paradigmatic of these is Digital Twin Technology — the technology that creates digital copies of physical systems or entities. Emerging from the realms of manufacturing and

Introduction: Preparing for a New Era—The Age of Emerging Infectious Diseases With a world growing ever more defined by rapid change and crisis, hospitals are being called to remain prepared for defining emergencies. By disasters, COVID-19 strikes, and mass disasters, they will face their swift response system, which means life

Introduction: Beyond Patient Care In the healthcare landscape, where the priority is often centered around saving lives and enhancing the quality of care, the health and resilience of those providing it — the healthcare workforce — are often sidelined. Hospitals and clinics depend on the tireless productivity of doctors, nurses,

Introduction: Discourse of Big Data In this world of big data, small data for the transformation of rural healthcare is often neglected. Where big data concerns itself with large datasets requiring heavy analytics, small data zooms in on very prescriptive, local, actionable information. In rural healthcare — an ecosystem fraught

Healthy Planet, Healthy People: An Introduction With the planet facing the twin challenges of climate change and increasing healthcare needs, the healthcare industry stands at a pivotal moment. Hospitals and medical facilities, historically viewed as bastions of healing, ironically play a prominent role in environmental harm. From the energy-intensive operations

Introduction: The Hospitality of Healthcare Lines between industries are blurring, and none more so than the space where healthcare and hospitality collide. Although the two industries address completely different needs, hospitality is a treasure trove of lessons for hospitals, especially around customer retention. Experience and loyalty are two areas where