NOVANT HEALTH
Advancing
digital transformation during Covid
The latter point refers to Novant Health ' s ecosystem of partners . These include startups , corporate partners , researchers , technology vendors , and incubators . " With each one of these there are students . We need to make sure that we continue to push the up-and-coming students today who will become healthcare professionals in the future ," he says . " You have to educate people on what we mean by digital transformation ," Nchege adds . " To ensure it ' s successful , and is adopted , you must establish a new perspective that drives meaningful change , and it begins with education .”
" Next you start to establish success criteria and make sure you have the right people in the right seats because not everyone is necessarily geared towards future technologies . Then you need to ensure you have the right technology partners to carry out a digital transformation successfully . The last part is execution ."
Throughout the pandemic , Novant Health has been developing digital healthcare solutions to reach more people in underserved areas . These include video visits for patients to connect with their providers , interactive devices that patients themselves can use to report information back to their healthcare professionals , and non-sequential e-visits .
Through tele ICU , the critical care staff can also monitor the sickest of patients at one of Novant Health ' s large multi-specialty facilities using critical monitoring devices .
Another innovation has been deploying drones to deliver personal protective equipment ( PPE ) to team members at Novant Health facilities . " When the pandemic first started , we realised very quickly that people may not be able to get to us for the care they needed . We ' ve been able to effectively manage PPE delivery , even with short supply by utilising drone technology to deliver critical supplies to staff ."
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