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cord-327388-26ot3cuy	Lu, Amy	The Tipping Point of Medical Technology: Implications for the Postpandemic Era	2020-06-16		.txt	text/plain	2347	125	32	Whereas classic infectioncontrol and public health measures were used during the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic in 2003, COVID-19 provides the opportunity to explore the potential of new digital technologies, including big data analytics, artificial intelligence, blockchain technology, and the Internet of Things. 1 Among the many available digital technologies, O'Reilly-Shah et al 2 in this issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia address not only the potential benefits but also the barriers to adopting health informatics for patient care during the COVID-19 pandemic. This includes expanding our roles in telehealth platforms and remote monitoring and surveillance in the inpatient and outpatient settings, thereby adding significant value to the continuum of care through perioperative medicine. In the inevitable post-COVID pandemic era, what is the anesthesiologist's role in technology as our health care systems and other major stakeholders define the "new normal?" Is this our opportunity to take a legitimate seat at the table of state and national discussions on value-based care and population health management strategies using our understanding of the continuum of care from the preoperative phase through the postdischarge phase?	./cache/cord-327388-26ot3cuy.txt	./txt/cord-327388-26ot3cuy.txt