Managed Healthcare Executive November 8, 2021
COVID-19 is not in the rearview mirror. Greater collaboration among organizations, and a new sense of purpose with regard to interoperability, is essential in this new era.
As cases of the Delta variant continue to multiply and worsen, vaccinations remain the primary focus of the U.S. public health system’s response to the COVID-19 crisis. Improved messaging and incentives are essential; but perhaps even more critically, healthcare organizations at all levels need the ability to share, track and address cases and vaccination data in near real-time.
No common system yet exists to coordinate and exchange information—a situation that, amid this unprecedented emergency, is a major hindrance to meeting mitigation efforts.
Solutions are overdue
For COVID-19 to ultimately be brought under control,...