Digitisation in occupational health is 'key' to improving treatment

Broadstone report shows

Jaskeet Briah
clock • 2 min read

Digitisation within the occupational health sector is key to improving treatment and making it more cost-effective for employers to invest in occupational health schemes, according to a new report by Broadstone.

In the independent consultancy's report, Employers and the health of the nation, Health Partners' chief medical officer, Dr Alasdair Emslie, stated that healthcare is now top of the C-suite agenda. Emslie noted that as the occupational health sector focuses on working age adults, the adoption of technology is easier as this group are more likely to understand and engage - unlike older people who struggled with the digitalisation of healthcare during Covid-19. He added that Telemedicine limits healthcare inequalities due to instant access to a range of specialists. "Corporates and i...

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