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Digitalization and Healthcare Industry

Issue Abstract

Abstract 

Digitalization is the cause of large-scale and sweeping transformations across multiple aspects of business, providing unparalleled opportunities for value creation and capture, while also representing a major source of rick. Business leaders across all sectors are grappling with the strategic implications of these transformations for their organizations, industry ecosystems, and society. The economic and societal implications of digitalization are contested and raising serious questions about the wider impact of digital transformation. Keywords: Health Care, Hospital, Human


Author Information
Dr. V. Malar Vizhi
Issue No
7
Volume No
2
Issue Publish Date
05 Jul 2020
Issue Pages
5-13

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