Over the past few months, we’ve watched a global pandemic impact every facet of American life — and American healthcare. When it became clear in March that Covid-19 was going to hit the U.S. hard, healthcare organizations scrambled to prepare for an unprecedented time. This meant figuring out how their typical workflows and organizational processes would be able to handle a pandemic, the effects of which could not be foreseen.

Under normal circumstances healthcare processes are often blocked or impeded by more traditional methods of management. The pandemic has made it clear how important it is to leverage new technology in healthcare. Definitive Healthcare’s study of ACOs during the Covid-19 pandemic found that 36% of practices are at risk for closure due to the financial impact of the virus, and 69% of those are practices with 10 practitioners or less. With limited staff and such high stakes, it has become increasingly clear that there is a case for utilizing automated and technological tools that ultimately reduce the overall costs associated with healthcare administration.

Source: medcitynews.com