Healthcare

On April 14, 2020, Info-Tech led a CIO COVID-19 Strategy Webinar for Healthcare IT professionals and leaders. This webinar presented a process for documenting an IT course of action during this pandemic, but it’s time to move beyond the early stage and start thinking about the next few months and long-term future. Prioritize mid-range initiatives now, and specifically look to solidifying telemedicine mechanisms as a permanent foundation for healthcare delivery.

CIOs in Healthcare will play a critical role during the COVID-19 crisis. This is an opportunity to shine. Use this plan to help you build and communicate a clear strategy for the next 90 days, allowing you to demonstrate both leadership and technology capability.

On March 25, 2020, Info-Tech led a COVID-19 Virtual Roundtable for Healthcare IT leaders. The focus of this roundtable was to address the top concerns for IT professionals working in the healthcare industry during the COVID-19 pandemic. The roundtable was designed to facilitate an engaged conversation framed by three broad topics: Now in Crisis, Continuing in Crisis, and Crisis Resolved.

As global cases of COVID-19 continue to rise around the world, critical healthcare infrastructure is presently, and will continue, to face a deluge of new patients and unparalleled crisis. IT services are critical in assisting clinical colleagues with testing, treating, and containing the spread of this deadly virus.

In the ER, access to data is of, literally, critical importance. Cross-system data integration and hands-free interfaces are effective but must be balanced with information protection regulations. Let’s review lessons from COVID-19 and insights on getting cutting-edge technology into the ER.