Healthcare DIVE September 17, 2020
As providers rushed to implement telehealth when the pandemic hit this spring, even hospitals with operations well underway were forced to massively accelerate their plans. The results — patients preferred virtual care in many cases and technical barriers were overcome relatively quickly — mean many systems are pursuing a future of hybrid care that incorporates telehealth as a core piece.
Cohen Veteran Network, a nonprofit network of clinics offering mental health services to veteran and military families, is planning drastic changes to its physical spaces in the future, its chief external affairs officer, Paul Woods, said Tuesday during the American Hospital Association’s virtual conference.
That includes reducing the physical footprint of future clinics by about 50%, he said.
“The other...