Healthcare gets ready for a Starbucks and BOPIS revolution

A few months ago, who would have thought that going into a hospital or clinic to meet with your doctor would be considered a high-risk experience? And yet, here we are. COVID-19 has forced the entire health care sector to adopt low-contact and contactless experiences for the safety of patients and caregivers alike – an unexpected outcome of the pandemic experience.

Black History Month: What does this mean for digital leaders?

As Black History Month comes to close, will this mean that the achievements and contribution of black people in the UK and the need to take action will be packed away for another year, asks Dr Shera Chok, co-founder of the Shuri Network.

How Wake Forest Baptist Health uses RTLS to protect against communicable disease

Data from a real-time location system, covering nearly 4.3 million square feet, offers the ability to see patients and staff who may have come into proximity with an infected person.

COVID-19: What is different in our understanding of this pandemic to the accepted wisdom in the spring of 2020?

As we have heard repeatedly over the past few months, there is a need to think of managing this pandemic in the same way we prepare for a marathon rather than a sprint, says Dr Charles Alessi, chief clinical officer, HIMSS.  

Test and Trace: A three point plan to regain public trust

Whichever way you look at it, many countries across the globe are experiencing a rise in COVID-19 cases coinciding with the start of the Autumn/Winter seasons, says Dr Saif Abed, founding partner at The AbedGraham Group.

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