Advancing health equity: Understanding and meeting the challenges with data
by Rebecca Winokur, MD, MPH | Leah Hostetter, MPH With greater risk for COVID-19 exposure, severe illness, hospitalization and death – all people of color, as well as, Indigenous, LGTBQ+ and low-income communities – have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic. Marginalized groups have also been hit harder than non-marginalized communities when it comes to mental health, food insecurity,… read more
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Year in Review: COVID-19 Impact: Challenges and Implications for Digital Health
One year ago this month, the World Health Organization designated COVID-19 a pandemic and soon after the U.S. federal government declared a national emergency. The days and months that followed are now an all-too familiar story of stay-at-home orders, surges, under-resourced hospitals and overburdened clinicians battling the novel coronavirus. Their heroic efforts saved countless lives,… read more
Learn moreCOVID-19 as a Catalyst for Virtual Care: A Thought Leadership Roundtable
Introduction COVID-19 rocketed telehealth in the U.S. from a sparingly used platform for delivering patient care into an abrupt necessity, with healthcare organizations having to swiftly ramp up services to meet the sudden need. Although the ballooning number of telehealth visits demanded in the early days of the pandemic may have declined, the experience has… read more
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How Is COVID-19 Shaping the Healthcare Industry In the USA?
At some point, the COVID-19 will be gone for good, but it has already affected the healthcare sector to a significant extent.
Learn moreHow COVID-19 will Change the Face of Digital Learning for Healthcare IT
It’s hard to imagine looking for the bright side of COVID-19 as we continue to adjust our lifestyles to reduce the spread of this virus. However, it’s worth considering how the unique variables of this unprecedented time may impact our future in unexpected ways. Read More
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The Benefits of Healthcare IT Staff Augmentation for Acute Needs
Despite the influx of federal funding in response to COVID-19, it’s a mild understatement to say that the state of employment and life in general is uncertain and disrupted.
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The Importance of Patient Data Archival in the Era of COVID-19
Currently, we are experiencing the important need to fight and reduce the spread of COVID-19. Appropriate testing and collection of the right clinical and other information is vital for the treatment and spread of the virus.
Learn moreHow we can Leverage Epic to Drive COVID-19 Immunity Tracking
While we still in the mindset of reducing the influx of Coronavirus cases to give healthcare workers the opportunity to keep up, it’s worth thinking ahead to our next move: tracking COVID-19 immunity to help restore our economy.
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Time to Evaluate and Learn from our COVID Responses
As states and cities throughout the United States begin to lift stay at home restrictions, it is important to remember that the COVID crisis is not yet behind us and that the potential for a resurgence still exists.
Learn moreCOVID-19: The Importance of Lab Professionals
Across the globe, people are applauding the brave healthcare workers that are on the front-line of COVID-19. Last week was Lab Appreciation week, and in the current healthcare climate, it was an excellent opportunity to acknowledge the unseen heroes fighting the global pandemic – Laboratory Professionals. A reliable laboratory infrastructure is critical in fighting COVID-19. Laboratories require a… read more
Learn moreCOVID-19 and Information Security
We came together before. We need to make this continuous and not reserve it for large events.
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