Innovation and environmental sustainability in healthcare
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Digital innovation is often considered to have the added benefit of reducing environmental harms. And whilst it’s true that telemedicine, remote monitoring and technologies which enable earlier detection and intervention can benefit both patients and planet, the need for increased data storage and manufacturing of new technologies inevitably increases carbon emissions. Read on to find out how we can reconcile these trade-offs and move forward in a digital world that accurately assesses its impact on the environment.