Patient engagement insights for those who want to be in the know.
For healthcare organizations and the public, the Delta variant of the COVID virus couldn’t have surged across the country at a worse time. Cases and hospitalizations are spiking, mask wars are raging, and kids are returning to school this month. Most concerning of all, a large portion of Americans remain unvaccinated.
It’s encouraging that in the ongoing battle against the pandemic, we’re continually seeing greater vaccination coverage and momentum in the vaccine rollout. For the last two weeks straight, the U.S. has dispensed more than 3 million doses of the COVID vaccine daily. The following is a look at some other ways we’re succeeding in fighting the pandemic and also some areas identified for increased education and outreach efforts.
As we look back at 2020, all we are going to really remember is COVID-19. Given the way it has impacted life, I guess that is reasonable. However, as we look forward to 2021, there are a number of health IT trends that I see happening regardless of what happens with COVID and that were largely set up by everything that has happened this year. Here is my look at what healthcare organizations can expect in 2021.
