About 30 years ago, the World Wide Web was developed. About 15 years ago, researchers cracked the human genome. About 10 years ago, the first iPhone was rolled out. Yet, in the year 2018, at the height of the digital age, why is it so difficult to visualize a scenario where every single patient’s primary care physician (PCP) is notified once they are admitted to the emergency room?
Building an Effective COVID-19 Patient Outreach Plan
Amongst public and private healthcare, health plans and providers, new opportunities for collaboration are arising during the COVID-19 pandemic. Care is being reprioritized and new best practices continue to emerge. Private-public partnerships have evolved to identify individuals at high risk for poor outcomes directly or indirectly related to COVID, evaluate the impact of social determinants of health (SDOH) on patient outcomes, and address the impacts of social isolation.