Becker's Healthcare December 2, 2022
The health IT team at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has been helping manage the recent surge of pediatric respiratory illnesses by shifting to virtual urgent care and boosting remote patient monitoring, CIO Shakeeb Akhter told Becker’s.
Like many children’s hospitals across the country, CHOP has been inundated with cases of respiratory syncytial virus, influenza and COVID-19 in recent weeks — a phenomenon some public health experts have labeled a “tripledemic.”
Becker’s interviewed Mr. Akther, who is also a senior vice president, about what his team has been doing to help.
Note: The interview has been condensed and lightly edited for clarity.
Question: How has CHOP’s IT department responded to the surge?
Shakeeb Akhter: Over the last few weeks, we have...
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