May 05, 2020
As the nation makes its initial move to re-open some businesses and ease the economy back to pre-pandemic levels, the one thought on everyone’s minds is: when will we be back to pre-pandemic levels of normalcy? The Economist describes what a 90% economy will look and feel like.
Is there a treatment on the horizon for COVID-19? Gilead’s Remdesivir may be it. Should we be excited?
The COVID-19 crisis has exposed structural deficiencies in the most advanced, most expensive healthcare system in the world. Physician-writer Siddhartha Mukherjee provides an insider’s view in this New Yorker piece. One of the big challenges he points out is the lack of interoperability and the ill-suited nature of EHR systems to provide actionable clinical information to deal with the current crisis.
My latest podcast guest, Russ Branzell, CEO of industry organization CHIME, talks about how the final interoperability ruling announced last month could change that.
Stay safe.
Digital transformation in healthcare: our picks for the week
Early Remdesivir Data for Covid-19 Is Finally Here
The one drug that seems to have the most promising treatment for COVID-19 infections and how its commercial ease is being fast-tracked.
The 90% economy that lockdowns will leave behind
The coming new normal may be a muted version of the pre-pandemic era with a broad range of self and government imposed restrictions.
What the Coronavirus Crisis Reveals About American Medicine
The author, a well-known writer on medicine, lays out a long list of litanies in this indictment of the most advanced and most expensive healthcare system in the world.
As Coronavirus Strikes, Crucial Data In Electronic Health Records Hard To Harvest
A system that was designed primarily to enable accurate billing for medical services falls short of expectations in dealing with the current pandemic.
A Scramble for Virus Apps That Do No Harm
The Hippocratic dilemmas of contact tracing technologies. Privacy is the least of it.
Now Is the Time to Evaluate Digital Transformation Skills
CIOs should leverage the current business slowdown imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic to assess the digital transformation skills of every individual on their IT staff.
Teladoc Health ‘significantly’ raises revenue, visits projections after busy Q1
Telehealth provider Teladoc’s visits increased by 41% last quarter. No surprises there. What’s next?
The latest from Damo Consulting
Podcast: Russ Branzell, CEO, CHIME
“The desire with the final interoperability rule is to liberate data flow in the industry.”
The WITCH Report: Annual Review
A review of the financial and market performance of global technology consulting firms in healthcare.
eBook: COVID-19 Telehealth Program – Highlights of the CARES Act
A complimentary e-book on highlights of the COVID-19 CARES Telehealth Program by FCC.
An Interview with Paddy Padmanabhan: COVID-19’s Impact on Technology in Healthcare
Damo Consulting CEO Paddy Padmanabhan speaks about the impact of Covid-19 on technology in healthcare.
How the COVID-19 pandemic is reshaping healthcare with technology
It’s a remarkable story that is playing out in the technology-led enablement at the back end of healthcare organizations, even as the headlines are dominated by the heroic response efforts at the front lines of care.
White paper: What health systems must do to accelerate digital transformation
Our latest white paper explores how health systems can accelerate digital transformation.
The WITCH Monthly Monitor (April) – Our monthly update on major global IT consulting and services firms in healthcare provides latest financial and market performance updates on WITCH companies along with other global IT consulting firms.
*WITCH Monthly Monitor is now available as free 1-year subscription with every purchase of The WITCH Report – Annual Review.
