COVID-19 puts a spotlight on new pop health demands
Healthcare IT News April 8, 2020
“My world before COVID consisted of taking care of patients one at a time,” says one doctor. “Now, my duty is to serve an entire patient population.” Other providers will soon have to acquaint themselves with remote monitoring and new models of care.
Dr. Jaan Sidorov, CEO of the Population Health Alliance in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, a network of 152 independent community-based providers, says he and his colleagues are quickly learning how the COVID-19 crisis will change their practice patterns.
Even though Sidorov is a longtime expert in pop health, he’s already seeing up-close how the coronavirus pandemic is changing his own daily duties of care delivery.
“My world before COVID consisted of taking care of patients one at a time,”...