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Will Virtual Care Platforms (VCPs) Become Healthcare’s Mega-Platforms?
Let’s start with a pop quiz. Take 15 seconds to look at the list below, asking yourself the question “What do all these have in common?”
- address books
- video cameras
- pagers
- wristwatches
- maps
- books
- travel
- games
- flashlights
- home telephones
- cash registers
- MP3 players
- Day timers
- alarm clocks
- answering machines
- The Yellow Pages
- wallets
- keys
- transistor radios
- personal digital assistants
- dashboard navigation systems
- newspapers and magazines
- directory assistance
- travel and insurance agents
- restaurant guides
- pocket calculators
The commonality is that all of these were disrupted by smartphones and their operating system (OS) platforms – Google Android and Apple iOS.
Let’s consider a healthcare comparison. Ask yourself, “What do all these have in common?”
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