Where are vaccine supply chains, value-based care, AI, telehealth and other trends headed next year? C-suite leaders from an array of vendors weigh in on provider/payer relations, the healthcare workforce and more.

Even though this year was full of unimaginable hardships for everyone including natural disasters, pandemic among other social injustices, it still paved the way for some of the greatest innovations. From Augmented Reality (AR) to accessibility, from artificial intelligence (AI) to connectivity and consumer electronics, this year was full of inventions in all spheres of life and changed the entire game. Here are the top 20 inventions of 2020 that also included in the 100 Best Inventions of 2020 list by TIME.

“Our team understood how difficult it can be for families and friends waiting for updates about loved ones who are undergoing surgery,” says Hope Johnson, DNP, MSN, MBA, RN, CNOR, NEA-BC, administrator of perioperative services at Lehigh Valley Health Network in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, which has used the Vocera Ease application since 2018.