A case in point is the information infrastructure of the American healthcare system, which will play a critical role in understanding and battling the COVID-19 pandemic. Just as the capacity of some national health systems have been overwhelmed by the number of COVID-19 cases—most notably in Italy—healthcare providers and professionals in the U.S. run the risk of being overwhelmed with data because the information infrastructure of the American healthcare system is tragically flawed and unable to contend with the immense wave of data being generated by the disease and its aftermath.
The impact of this wave of data will be felt by hospitals, insurers, research institutions, and the myriad government agencies charged with analyzing and responding to the crisis. Moreover, these institutions will be tasked with conceiving new protections for society against recurrent outbreaks of COVID-19 and other future epidemics.
Source: Hit Consultant
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