While the COVID-19 pandemic magnified key healthcare challenges including cost, quality, and delivery in the United States, it also exposed unique solutions to these challenges, particularly in the world of digital health. Innovative technologies have helped researchers track and model viral spread, as well as monitor and analyze various data crucial to governmental public health decisions. Several technologies also improved the experience of frontline healthcare professionals, including the broad use of electronic medical records (EMRs). A team of researchers at the University of Colorado Denver—Jiban Khuntia, Ph.D., Rulon Stacey, Ph.D., and Xue Ning, Ph.D.—recently published a study that explores the steps heath systems could take to advance digital orientation beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. They provide recommendations so that “technology and strategy align together to drive proper digital transformation and ultimately provide a competitive advantage.”
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