Cover: Reflections on the 7th International Jerusalem Conference on Health Policy in the Wake of the Covid-19 Outbreak

Reflections on the 7th International Jerusalem Conference on Health Policy in the Wake of the Covid-19 Outbreak

Published in: Israel Journal of Health Policy Research, Volume 9, Article 76 (2020). doi: 10.1186/s13584-020-00436-8

Posted on RAND.org on December 30, 2020

by Shira H. Fischer

In 2019, a conference in Israel showcased new frontiers in technology in healthcare, highlighting research conducted in Israel as well as across the globe. At the time, no one realized how critical—and ubiquitous—some of these technologies would become. In the wake of a global pandemic, the ability to provide healthcare remotely has become ever more important. We explore some Israeli innovations and consider how healthcare may be permanently changed.

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