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The past year has been like no other for healthcare provider organization executives. They have been put to the test, and the successful have survived intact, with many lessons learned along the way.
Today,
Healthcare IT News presents the latest in its feature story series speaking with healthcare C-suite officers and other health IT leaders about the healthcare information technology and other lessons learned during the past year, and how they are applying those lessons this year and beyond.
This time around, six top health system executives discuss subjects including telehealth, IT infrastructure, patient engagement, core competencies and collaboration. The executives include:
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Within just two weeks of the first COVID-19 pandemic shutdown, Banyan Health Systems, based in Miami, Florida, transitioned healthcare services to telehealth.
Prior to the pandemic, the health system only used telehealth internally, providing practitioner consults between residential facilities and outpatient centers. After a short evaluation, Banyan chose to expand telehealth services across as many programs and services as possible using the DoxyMe telehealth platform. It chose the vendor because of ease of use for the patient and the ability for rapid deployment.
A full spectrum of care
Banyan transitioned to full-scale telehealth for both primary healthcare and behavioral healthcare, including providing virtual visits for case management and peer services. This allowed patients to continue to receive a full-spectrum continuum of care without missing a beat, said Jeffrey T. King, COO of Banyan Health Systems.
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