Healthcare innovation and digital transformation
Many organisations are implementing Microsoft technologies to improve healthcare delivery and quality
Rapid Response Revival
The healthcare industry is working hard to digitally transform. We have read the articles, heard about the changes and even experienced some of the new workflows ourselves. In the age of Covid-19, the need to update healthcare practices has become even more evident. Healthcare consumers and practitioners alike are eager to see improvements in healthcare delivery, quality and equity and a decrease in re-admissions.
Microsoft is fortunate to partner with many companies who are leading the transformation of healthcare, often in unexpected ways. In this article, I’ll introduce you to three innovative companies that are changing how healthcare is delivered: Citizen Care Pod, Thoughtwire and Rapid Response Revival.
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When the University of Denver reopened for classes this fall, there was a new building on campus next to the student athletics center: a coronavirus testing center created using modular construction.
Students and staff can either walk up or drive up to have their temperatures screened or to receive a virus test at one of six windows at the center, a 40-foot-long building manufactured out of state in a factory and shipped to Colorado on a flatbed truck. Proponents say the method is faster and greener than conventional construction.
“With modular, we can build more quickly and have better quality control, while reducing waste and our carbon footprint,” said Andrew Ahrendt, director of national manufacturing at PCL Construction, a group of independent general contracting companies that manufactured the testing site, known as the Citizen Care Pod.
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A modular coronavirus testing pod at the University of Denver was built in 10 days in a factory in Bakersfield, Calif., and took one day to set up.Credit.Matthew Staver for The New York Times
By Aili McConnon
Dec. 15, 2020
When the University of Denver reopened for classes this fall, there was a new building on campus next to the student athletics center: a coronavirus testing center created using modular construction.