SR Health Blog

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.

In much-welcomed news for healthcare organizations, there’s new evidence that the ramped-up deployment of the COVID-19 vaccine isn’t just helping get more shots in arms but that it’s also helping patients feel safer about returning to the doctor.

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.