Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: a perspective from industry
| Autor: | Wai-Fung Cheong, Nick E J West, Neil E Moat, Els Boone |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Supply chain management
Device Approval business.industry COVID-19 Medtech industry Healthcare Clinical trials Diagnostics Articles 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Training (civil) 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Product lifecycle Order (exchange) Health care Pandemic Medicine AcademicSubjects/MED00200 030212 general & internal medicine Marketing Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine Adaptation (computer science) business |
| Zdroj: | European Heart Journal Supplements : Journal of the European Society of Cardiology European Heart Journal Supplements |
| ISSN: | 1520-765X |
| Popis: | The global COVID-19 pandemic has led to unprecedented change throughout society.1 As the articles in this supplement outline, all segments of the broader cardiovascular community have been forced to adapt, to change models of care delivery, and to evolve and innovate in order to deliver optimal management for cardiovascular patients. The medtech/device industry has not been exempt from such change and has been forced to navigate direct and indirect COVID-associated disruption, with effects felt from supply chain logistics to the entire product lifecycle, from the running of clinical trials to new device approvals and managing training, proctoring and congresses in an increasingly-online world. This sea-change in circumstances itself has enforced the industry, in effect, to disrupt its own processes, models and activities. Whilst some of these changes may be temporary, many will endure for some time and some will doubtless become permanent; one thing is for sure: the healthcare ecosystem, including the medical device industry, will never look quite the same again. Although the pandemic has brought a short- to medium-term medical crisis to many countries, its role as a powerful disruptor cannot be underestimated, and may indeed prove to be a force for long-term good, given the accelerated innovation and rapid adaptation that it has cultivated. |
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