Healthcare IT News May 8, 2020
Those are just two areas that will be crucial for health systems adapting to the coronavirus crisis going forward, according to a new study from Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security.
The COVID-19 pandemic has helped shed light on the longer-term structural reforms needed in the U.S. healthcare system, which include telehealth investment and medical supply chain tracking and coordination improvements.
These were among the results of a report from the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, which offers answers and recommendations related to coordinated response to future pandemics, protection of frontline healthcare workers and improved EHR interoperability.
Among the other recommendations was a call to make electronic medical records interoperable, more accessible, and searchable by public health personnel to...