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March 20, 2020: In some ways, the unexpected outbreak of COVID-19 is asking that health systems speed up with the implementation of IT plans that have been in the works for some time. In today’s discussion, we cover this and other related topics in the preparedness conversation with David Chou, who brings insight from the developments in Shanghai. David is the CIO of Luye Medical Group and also acts as an advisor to Fortune 500 companies and health systems on their go-to-market strategies. In our conversation today, David gives us his thoughts on what health systems could and should be doing from an IT preparedness perspective on our home turf based on his observations on how things have turned out in his home, which is about two months ahead of the US in their fight against COVID-19. He talks about how things are thankfully returning back to normal in his home, and shares some of the strategies hospitals could use that at first seemed absurd but as time passed on began to make more and more sense. We then talk about IT and focus specifically on VTI, telemedicine, and remote work, three areas which health systems have had to fast forward in implementing. The conversation then turns to the topic of an unexpected lack of agility that health systems have experienced by implementing outsourcing at this moment. David leaves us with some final words about the value of investing in platforms that will enable a smooth transition to the cloud. All of this will help mitigate operational chaos in the wake of another pandemic — get it all by tuning in.

Key Points From This Episode:

  • The two hats David wears as CIO for Luye Medical Group and advisor to health systems.
  • How life is returning back to normal after quarantines in Shanghai.
  • David’s thoughts on COVID-19 preparedness measures: identify sites for quarantine.
  • The growing sense in dedicating entire wings to quarantine which seemed absurd before.
  • How COVID-19 measures will evolve healthcare practices: remote work, telemedicine, etc.
  • Partnering and its value to healthcare providers developing the infrastructure to adjust.
  • Bill’s experiences of the challenges to implementing VDI at St Joseph’s.
  • How older health systems could handle scaling by implementing cloud for VDI in a tiered way.
  • Challenges health systems who have outsourced staff are facing; economic costs.
  • Building on top of solid platforms to allow for cloud scalability in the future. 

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