The subject line this week is a nod to Winston Churchill’s assessment of an early British victory in WW2. The war would go on for another four years.
My favorite read this week is this long-form piece by Bill Gates that summarizes the scientific efforts to find a vaccine for COVID-19, and what a return to normal life might look like.
Health systems, dealing with the double-whammy of increased costs of COVID-19 response and the loss of revenue from elective procedures, are looking down the barrel of financial distress and furloughs. The $100 billion set aside in the first round of relief under the CARES Act is barely enough for 1 week of lost revenues. The CMS has issued guidelines for a careful, phased return to normal healthcare operations.
Google announced the release of its long-awaited Cloud Healthcare API. I sat down with Amit Zavery and Aashima Gupta from Google Cloud in my latest podcast episode to talk about the API and a range of other topics. Take a listen.
Stay safe.
Digital transformation in healthcare: our picks for the week
Bill Gates, who has long warned the world about the lack of preparedness for a pandemic, provides the most comprehensive picture of the scientific efforts to beat the coronavirus and what comes next.
Pandemic Squeezes Profit at HCA as Fewer Patients Treated
The largest for-profit health system takes a hit. It’s a sign of what’s to come and how the losses will pile up as a result of the pandemic.
CARES Funding Will Only Replace One Week of Revenue Lost
The CARES Act set aside $100 billion as relief for hospitals facing increased costs due to COVID-19. How far does that go? Not far, it seems.
CMS Issues Recommendations on Reopening Healthcare Organizations
The loss of revenue from normal elective procedures is creating financial distress across the board. The CMS guidelines include gating criteria for a careful, phased reopening of hospitals for a return to business as usual.
Google unveils tech to make it easier for doctors and patients to share health info
Google releases its long-awaited Cloud Healthcare API. Listen to my podcast with Amit Zavery and Aashima Gupta on what that is.
HHS delays enforcement of interoperability rules: 6 things to know
This was widely expected. What does it mean for healthcare enterprises and their technology providers?
FDA OKs digital health tools for use during pandemic
The FDA is loosening approval norms for digital health solutions in light of the COVID-19 crisis. It’s up to hospitals and health systems to do their due diligence.
Hospitals are using AI to predict the decline of Covid-19 patients — before knowing it works
The challenges of using AI when there is limited training data and there are limited alternatives to predicting patient deterioration due to COVID-19.
How Coronavirus Will Forever Change Airlines and the Way We Fly
No middle seats, for a start.
The latest from Damo Consulting
“We are teaching cloud to speak the healthcare industry language.”
eBook: COVID-19 Telehealth Program – Highlights of the CARES Act
A complimentary e-book on highlights of the COVID-19 CARES Telehealth Program by FCC.
The WITCH Report: Annual Review
A review of the financial and market performance of global technology consulting firms in healthcare.
The WITCH Monthly Monitor (March)
Our monthly update on major global IT consulting and services firms in healthcare. It provides latest financial and market performance updates on WITCH companies along with other global IT consulting firms.
An Interview with Paddy Padmanabhan: COVID-19’s Impact on Technology in Healthcare
Damo Consulting CEO Paddy Padmanabhan speaks about the impact of Covid-19 on technology in healthcare.
How the COVID-19 pandemic is reshaping healthcare with technology
It’s a remarkable story that is playing out in the technology-led enablement at the back end of healthcare organizations, even as the headlines are dominated by the heroic response efforts at the front lines of care.
White paper: What health systems must do to accelerate digital transformation
Our latest white paper explores how health systems can accelerate digital transformation.
