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Geisinger's digital strategy to combat COVID-19 and accelerate enterprise transformation

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Digital tools to combat COVID-19. COVID-19 required health systems to quickly pivot to predominantly digital methods of patient and staff engagement while adapting the hospital environment to care for patients infected or showing symptoms of the novel coronavirus. Telemedicine availability has also rapidly expanded.

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'Telehealth titans' discuss cost-savings of virtual care, describe the hospital of the future

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"It's a tool. Just like the EHR is a tool. Baird, for his part, said that when it comes to particular use-cases, providers should think creatively and "use the best tools" to do the best work for patients. We've got a wide range of tools. " More than just virtualizing an old model.