Mike Alkire & Dr. Jonathan Slotkin: The nation needs an automated, real-time, effective syndromic surveillance system to detect COVID-19.

July 13, 2020 00:28:35
Mike Alkire & Dr. Jonathan Slotkin: The nation needs an automated, real-time, effective syndromic surveillance system to detect COVID-19.
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Mike Alkire & Dr. Jonathan Slotkin: The nation needs an automated, real-time, effective syndromic surveillance system to detect COVID-19.

Jul 13 2020 | 00:28:35

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Show Notes

In this episode, Mike Alkire, President of Premier Inc. and Dr. Jonathan Slotkin, Vice Chair of Neurosurgery and Associate Chief Medical Informatics Officer of Geisinger discuss how technology and data is helping public health officials to keep a balance in opening the economy versus managing the spread of COVID-19 virus. Premier recently launched a surveillance tool for COVID-19 which they are piloting at Geisinger to improve the quality of medical interventions and prevent the spread of the virus. Mike believes that there is a need for syndromic surveillance system, contact tracing, and performing tests with higher accuracy rates. According to Jonathan, siloed information and disparity in EHRs across health systems limits the scope of innovation and in case of COVID-19 it is affecting patients directly. He further states that, as part of a public-private partnership, Geisinger is performing contact tracing and have followed up on 1,600 COVID-19 positive patients, benefiting patients, providers, and communities.

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