HIT Consultant June 19, 2020
Right now, the world’s attention is focused on COVID-19. This is most appropriate as it has hit the world like a global earthquake, disrupting lives on an unprecedented scale.
However, there will come a day when the immediate danger has passed. At that point, it’s very likely that the healthcare system will begin to feel the significant aftershocks of COVID-19 in the form of neglected chronic condition management throughout the pandemic.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed that the people who are at the greatest risk of severe illness from COVID-19 are the elderly and those with multiple comorbid chronic conditions such as diabetes, chronic heart failure (CHF) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)....