In Pandemic's Wake, Healthcare IT Faces New Realities

New realities in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic are reshaping healthcare IT in ways that affect leadership, employees, and patients, according to a panel of healthcare system executives convened virtually during the recent virtual CHIME21 Spring Forum, presented by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME).

The approach Atrium has taken in response is not so much to hit the off switch on virtual care, but to launch what it calls its virtual edge initiative, where virtual and in-person care, as well as synchronous and asynchronous care, all play a role, Shrestha said.