We’re excited to share the topic and questions for this week’s #HITsm chat happening Friday, 11/19 at Noon ET (9 AM PT). This week’s chat will be hosted by Dessiree Paoli (@dessiree_paoli) from @InterlaceHealth on the topic “Parking Lot Healthcare: Is It Here to Stay?”
It’s no secret that the pandemic has changed how people receive healthcare. From the start, people who needed care were scared of exposure to the virus and often too afraid to seek in-person treatment. As a result, physician practices saw a 60% average decrease in volume during the first surge of COVID cases.
Healthcare providers, took notice and quickly came to rely on healthcare innovations they had previously been hesitant to adopt, such as telehealth solutions and even turning parking lots into virtual waiting rooms, COVID testing spots, and ultimately the location to receive the long-awaited vaccine. These options offered a safe and convenient way for patients to receive health services when they needed them the most — and in many cases sped up innovations that were already in the works. AdventHealth, for example, had been planning to use curbside check-in and virtual registration before the pandemic, but COVID-19 created the need to implement these services immediately.
Ultimately, one thing made all of this possible: technology.
During this pandemic we have all witnessed the impact technology has in healthcare. The pandemic won’t last forever, but some of the ways it transformed healthcare certainly will. Will parking lot healthcare become the norm?
Join us for this week’s #HITsm chat where we’ll discuss the following questions and topics.
Topics for this week’s #HITsm Chat:
T1: We have heard of some organizations setting up a telehealth or parking lot care site in as fast as 1 day. How quickly did you have to set up or hear about organizations setting up a new care offering at the beginning of the pandemic? #HITsm
T2: Are you or are your providers offering a virtual check-in from the parking lot? Do you think it will continue? #HITsm
T3: How was parking lot healthcare received by patients and staff? #HITsm
T4: What role do you think the EHRs will play in furthering this technology & care delivery strategy? #HITsm
T5: What was the single biggest challenge related to parking lot care? #HITsm
Bonus: What do you think the future of parking lot care will look like? #HITsm
Upcoming #HITsm Chat Schedule
11/26 – Thanksgiving – No Chat
12/3 – Discrimination in Healthcare
Hosted by Rachel Miller (@ray_hmiller) from @HealthcareScene
12/10 – Healthcare IT Holiday Wish List
Hosted by @Bossoft
12/17 – TBD
Hosted by Maram Museitif (@MaramMPH)
We look forward to learning from the #HITsm community! As always, let us know if you’d like to host a future #HITsm chat or if you know someone you think we should invite to host.
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