While thousands of people continue to suffer the grave impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, many have experienced hardship in other ways as a result of delays in needed medical and surgical interventions. Although postponing a majority of non-emergency surgeries was necessary for a time, hospitals need to be prepared as elective procedures are being reconsidered and might bounce back with a surge in cases.

U.S. healthcare has made remarkable progress in facilitating interoperability. In a survey of hospitals and health systems, 69 percent of respondents said that they are able to share data within their own health system efficiently. In order to deliver better care and improve outcomes, most healthcare providers were quick to take measures to establish internal interoperability. However, when it came to sharing health data with other providers, payers and patients, the adoption of interoperability-driving technologies has been sluggish.

The novel coronavirus is spreading around the world exponentially. Governments, healthcare providers and businesses are introducing drastic measures to slow down the spread of the virus. The outbreak has been a major cause of concern for healthcare providers who are on the frontline of testing and treating infected individuals. Providers are not just concerned about patient lives, they are also concerned with the impact COVID-19 will have on the healthcare revenue cycle and financial operations. 

Interoperability within the healthcare industry refers to the integration of information stored across multiple health systems and facilitates the easy exchange of, and access to, data. This leads to improved patient care throughout the healthcare continuum. A recent report stated that 84% of healthcare organizations did not have efficient access to needed information from exchange partners on a different electronic health record (EHR) in a way that helped them facilitate care across their network.

While healthcare leaders uniformly agree that transitioning to value is the way healthcare is going to be in the coming days, it is unclear to most how they can make the transition without negatively impacting their cost outcomes. In an industry that had primarily been fee-for-service based, healthcare organizations are facing immense pressure to innovate and adapt or risk their long-term viability.

When the entire nation is fighting against the COVID-19 pandemic, it is really important to break the chain of the spread of the Coronavirus. The best way to break this chain is to isolate the victim from others. Self-isolation is the best way to slow the rate of infection; however, the question is how?

As experts encourage handwashing and cleanliness practices to shield yourself as well as other people from the coronavirus, in case you're taking cover at home during the flare-up, you might be thinking about what can you do to keep your home away from the infection.

To put an end to the spread of novel coronavirus, it is important to identify the most common ways of contracting it and learning how to wash it off. Among other things, the virus spreads through hands, clothes, plastic and metallic objects. Here are some tips on how to wash off your contact with the virus.

The recent pandemic of COVID-19 has shaken the human population globally. It is critical for each citizen to become aware of and follow the known prevention measures to thwart this virus and slow down its spread. CDC suggests the following steps to protect yourself against the novel Coronavirus:

With the incidence of new COVID-19 cases expanding by the day, those in healthcare are accelerating their search for any available tools or medications that could stem the outbreak.