MedCity News December 29, 2020
In a wide-ranging interview with MedCity News, Cerner CommunityWorks President Mitchell Clark discussed the healthcare challenges facing rural communities amid the Covid-19 pandemic and the company’s new free offering that aims to support rural telehealth.
Rural hospitals, many of which were already in dire straits, have been hit especially hard by the Covid-19 pandemic. The public health crisis has exacerbated existing challenges facing these hospitals, such as low patient volumes and lack of adequate resources. Recognizing the difficult position that many rural facilities are in, EHR giant Cerner has decided to make it easier for these facilities to deploy technology that can help them effectively address the pandemic.
The Covid-19 crisis necessitated a major change in care delivery across the...