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As Covid-19 demonstrated, healthcare is far behind the eight-ball when it comes to scalability and agility. But it doesn’t have to be that way, according to our panelists, who discussed the steps they’re taking to modernize their infrastructures.
The eligibility criteria are constantly changing, anxiety is rampant, support teams are already drained — and those are just some of the issues with distributing the Covid-19 vaccine, said our panelists during a recent discussion.
Although archiving data can play a critical role in helping to recoup losses stemming from Covid-19, the real value comes in “decommissioning applications and getting them out of your portfolio,” said our panelists during a recent webinar.
Although telehealth adoption rates are leveling off as healthcare facilities reopen, forward-thinking organizations are just getting started in how they leverage its many offerings, said CIOs John Kravitz and Kathy Ross during a recent discussion.
One of the valuable lessons learned during the Covid-19 pandemic? When IT is able to tune out the noise and remain “singularly focused” on strategic initiatives, great things can be accomplished, says CIO John Kravitz.
