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31. In The Pursuit Of Health, Community Will See Us Through 11/16/2020

    Our society functions on the foundation of numerous social contracts: public education, civil liberties, fair taxes, criminal justice. The crises of this year have tested America’s social contracts in unprecedented ways and brought our nation to a time that will someday be reflected upon as a turning point. Yet our healthcare system, the importance of which we are now starkly reminded daily, persists outside the bounds of our social contracts—not fully embraced as a collective pursuit. Healthcare in America continues to be largely viewed as an institution citizens engage with on a very individualized level. We now face an opportunity to embrace a new take and work as a team to save lives.

32. Are COVID-19 Vaccines And Treatments The Most Desirable Cyber Targets? 11/16/2020

    The COVID-19 pandemic has driven a massive realignment to virtualized work and interactions, giving hackers a larger attack surface. Even more worrisome are potential security challenges around the therapeutics and vaccines developed to fight the virus. The intellectual property involved is of enormous interest to both state actors and the black and gray markets for vaccine development and distribution. Essential information from government health authorities is also under threat from hackers stoking rumors and purposeful disinformation, along with a wide array of scams and fear-based attacks.

33. Urgent Care Emerges, Evolves During Pandemic 11/6/2020

    The U.S. healthcare system has an opportunity for improvement this fall. Its initial response to the COVID-19 pandemic in March exposed acute issues, such as a lack of readily available personal protective equipment (PPE). It also called into question how to deliver adequate care when hospitals reached maximum capacities and access to routine care and COVID-19 testing remained scarce.

34. Is It Time To Get Away From The Idea Of “Patient Experience”? 11/5/2020

    For the last 20 years, the healthcare industry has been slowly shifting from fee-for-service to value-based care. We’ve seen the advent of the triple aim, the quadruple aim, pay-for-performance, and ACOs. All of this in an attempt to move from paying for healthcare based on quantity to paying for quality and outcomes. In the meantime, we’ve also seen a rise in consumerism and a focus on patient experience. And we tie those to the goals of value-based care. But the very word experience suggests we are still thinking about healthcare as episodic, and episodic care is susceptible to massive disruptions like those we’ve seen with COVID-19.

35. Healthcare Cybersecurity Is In A COVID-19 Tailspin 10/26/2020

    As if stress levels in the healthcare industry aren’t high enough due to the COVID-19 pandemic, risks to our healthcare system’s already fragile cybersecurity infrastructure are at an all-time high. From increased cyberattacks, to exacerbated vulnerabilities, to costly human errors, our healthcare cybersecurity has been sent into a tailspin due to COVID-19 (if it wasn’t already before).

36. Owning It: 4 Digital Steps Healthcare Professionals Should Consider In Developing A Mission-Driven Personal Brand 10/26/2020

    Most physicians don’t think of themselves as a brand. But in the long run, physicians can make a more significant impact and increase their reach by focusing on their personal, not institutional brand. Why?​

37. Can Whole Person Analytics Improve Health Equity? 10/26/2020

    Identifying and dealing with health equity is reliant upon reacting to retrospective data and insights. Could we use modern technology to respond more proactively to help vulnerable populations?

38. Tackling Healthcare's 3 Major Cybersecurity Challenges 10/21/2020

    Cyber-attacks against the healthcare sector have been making headlines lately, ranging from attacks on coronavirus drug makers to telehealth and IoT devices. One of the largest medical cyberattacks in U.S. history occurred in September when Universal Health Services was hit with what appears to be a ransomware attack, affecting the company’s 400+ locations for several days. The hospital system’s medication system was all online, making treatment difficult. The staff had to revert to using pen and paper, including hand-labeling medicines, which isn’t just arduous and inefficient; it also increases the potential for mistakes.

39. Virtual Care Technology Comes Into Focus 10/21/2020

    It’s no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the growth of virtual care services to mitigate in-person medical visits. According to a recent survey from Blackbook Research, 59% of consumers are more likely to use virtual care services now than before the Coronavirus outbreak. 36% would switch their primary physician to have access to virtual care options. What is not so obvious, however, is that virtual care is transforming both remote and in-person medical visit experiences for patients.

40. 3 Steps To Help Hospitals Improve Financial Health During The COVID Pandemic And Beyond 10/21/2020

    Healthcare organizations around the country are struggling financially as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the American Hospital Association (AHA), projected total losses for the nation’s hospitals and health systems are estimated to be at least $323.1 billion in 2020. While it may be difficult to focus on finances during this unprecedented health crisis, it is imperative to do so. Figuring out where to start on the path to financial wellness is the hardest part.