COVID-19 Preparation Paves a Path for Innovation: Telemedicine Implementation With What We Had on Hand
A Talk by Peter Canning and Katie Younkin
About this Talk
Like other health systems, Asante was faced with responding to COVID-19 quickly. Innovation doesn’t need to be elaborate or expensive. In this session Asante will discuss how they were able to rapidly implement an inpatient telehealth solution with a small team, using resources and equipment that they had on hand, in order to continue to provide high-quality patient care while keeping hospital staff and providers safe and minimizing the use of limited PPE.
Key Takeaways
- Learn why innovation doesn’t need to be elaborate or expensive.
- Discover how workflows drive technology needs, not the other way around
- Consider the whole lifecycle of technology/equipment: procuring, cleaning, re-use, tracking, charging, ease of use.