The COVID-19 pandemic offers a unique context and opportunity to investigate changes in healthcare professional perceptions towards the adoption of novel medical technologies, such as point-of-care technologies (POCTs). POCTs are a nascent technology that has experienced rapid growth as a result of COVID-19 due to their ability to increase healthcare accessibility via near-patient delivery, including at-home. We surveyed healthcare professionals before and during COVID-19 to explore whether the pandemic altered their perceptions about the usefulness of POCTs. Our network analysis method provided a structure for understanding this changing phenomenon. We uncovered that POCTs are not only useful for diagnosing COVID-19, but healthcare professionals also perceive them as increasingly important for diagnosing other diseases, such as cardiovascular, endocrine, respiratory, and metabolic diseases. Healthcare professionals also viewed POCTs as facilitating the humanization of epidemiology by improving disease management/monitoring and strengthening the clinician-patient relationship. As the accuracy and integration of these technologies into mainstream healthcare delivery improves, hurdles to their adoption dissipate, thereby encouraging healthcare professionals to rely upon them more frequently to diagnose, manage, and monitor diseases. The technological advances made in POCTs during COVID-19, combined with shifting positive perceptions of their utility by healthcare professionals, may better prepare us for the next pandemic.

COVID-19 大流行提供了一个独特的背景和机会来调查医疗保健专业人员对采用新型医疗技术（如即时护理技术 (POCT)）的看法的变化。POCT 是一项新兴技术，由于 COVID-19 能够通过就近患者分娩（包括在家中）增加医疗保健的可及性，因此经历了快速增长。我们在 COVID-19 之前和期间对医疗保健专业人员进行了调查，以探讨大流行是否改变了他们对 POCT 有用性的看法。我们的网络分析方法为理解这种不断变化的现象提供了一个结构。我们发现 POCT 不仅对诊断 COVID-19 有用，而且医疗保健专业人员也认为它们对诊断其他疾病越来越重要，例如心血管、内分泌、呼吸系统和代谢疾病。医疗保健专业人员还认为 POCT 通过改善疾病管理/监测和加强临床医患关系来促进流行病学的人性化。随着这些技术在主流医疗保健服务中的准确性和集成度的提高，采用它们的障碍消失了，从而鼓励医疗保健专业人员更频繁地依赖它们来诊断、管理和监测疾病。COVID-19 期间 POCT 取得的技术进步，加上医疗保健专业人员对其效用的积极看法的转变，可能会让我们更好地为下一次大流行做好准备。医疗保健专业人员还认为 POCT 通过改善疾病管理/监测和加强临床医患关系来促进流行病学的人性化。随着这些技术在主流医疗保健服务中的准确性和集成度的提高，采用它们的障碍消失了，从而鼓励医疗保健专业人员更频繁地依赖它们来诊断、管理和监测疾病。COVID-19 期间 POCT 取得的技术进步，加上医疗保健专业人员对其效用的积极看法的转变，可能会让我们更好地为下一次大流行做好准备。医疗保健专业人员还认为 POCT 通过改善疾病管理/监测和加强临床医患关系来促进流行病学的人性化。随着这些技术在主流医疗保健服务中的准确性和集成度的提高，采用它们的障碍消失了，从而鼓励医疗保健专业人员更频繁地依赖它们来诊断、管理和监测疾病。COVID-19 期间 POCT 取得的技术进步，加上医疗保健专业人员对其效用的积极看法的转变，可能会让我们更好地为下一次大流行做好准备。从而鼓励医疗保健专业人员更频繁地依赖它们来诊断、管理和监测疾病。COVID-19 期间 POCT 取得的技术进步，加上医疗保健专业人员对其效用的积极看法的转变，可能会让我们更好地为下一次大流行做好准备。从而鼓励医疗保健专业人员更频繁地依赖它们来诊断、管理和监测疾病。COVID-19 期间 POCT 取得的技术进步，加上医疗保健专业人员对其效用的积极看法的转变，可能会让我们更好地为下一次大流行做好准备。