Leveraging Technology as a Response to the Covid Pandemic: Adapting Diverse Technologies, Workflow, and Processes to Optimize Integrated Clinical Mana (Pappas Harry)(Paperback)

In 2019 the world was struck with the Coronavirus (COVID-19) infecting major portions of the world's population. There were no vaccines or treatments available to help mitigate the disease or offer a cure. The worlds health systems were inundated with massive numbers of patients with varying ranges of symptoms, acuity, and levels of criticality. The worlds healthcare organizations soon found themselves in an unmanageable situation, directly impacting the ability to manage patients across the entire healthcare environment. Most healthcare institutions had plans for emergency preparedness and procedures to deal with temporary crisis's, none of which were effective against the impact of COVID-19. COVID-19 was a highly contagious resulting in high volumes of admissions with long lengths of stay. The virus quickly overwhelmed institutions with large patient volumes, resulting in shortages
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