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April 13, 2020

Top 10 Strategic & Operational Trends We Expect Post-COVID-19

The surge of patients caused by COVID-19 will undoubtedly affect how healthcare is delivered once the current situation passes. We’ve compiled a list of the top 10 changes we’re anticipating from a strategic and operational healthcare perspective on the other side of the curve, in the next few months as well as over the next couple of years.

Immediate optimization of all procedural capacity and operations
Reevaluation and reprioritization of capital expenditures
Dedicated primary and specialty care clinical pathways for post-COVID-19 patients
Substantial increase in mental health countermeasures
Adoption of telehealth to broaden applicable diagnoses (primary and specialty care)
Centralization of supplies by systems, regions, states, and national
Enhanced federal and state regulation regarding isolation capabilities
More POC testing moving to the home, leveraging telehealth
Enhanced security, public control, and infectious disease policies and procedures
Patient experience metrics to include infectious disease prevention

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