Becker's Healthcare February 5, 2021
Improving data processes, strengthening supply chain readiness and innovating care delivery are the most crucial areas private and public healthcare leaders should focus on to prepare for future health crises, according to a report from the Healthcare Leadership Council and Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy in Washington, D.C.
The council, a national coalition of healthcare CEOs, convened a group of more than 100 leaders in October 2020 from private, nonprofit and federal sectors to assess the nation’s response to COVID-19 and identify areas to improve disaster preparedness.
The leaders said that some temporary actions implemented during the pandemic — such as updating state licensing requirements so clinicians can practice where they are needed most — should be made permanent....