HealthIT Answers June 23, 2020
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By G. Cameron Deemer, President, DrFirst

As COVID-19 spread across the nation, the healthcare industry quickly turned to technology to address pressing challenges, from how to make care accessible to caring for critically ill patients, all while protecting frontline workers from exposure to the virus. The speed of innovation and adoption has been remarkable, especially given the inertia that previously kept providers and the healthcare industry at-large from more broadly adopting new tools and technologies.

COVID-19 will continue to pose a serious threat to our well-being until a vaccine is developed and widely administered. In this new reality, a more mobile healthcare delivery system has emerged, exposing opportunities for strategic technology solutions that support the industry’s digital transformation, and changes...

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Topics: Digital Health, EMR / EHR, Health IT, Healthcare System, HIE (Interoperability), Provider, Public Health / COVID, Technology
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