A major barrier to optimizing care delivery across the health system is the status quo bias that exists within the medical community.

Simply comparing #telemedicine to prior care models (hint: not exactly crowd-pleasers) won’t get us very far.

theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/… 3 points:

1️⃣Agreed✅: “The most important element of connection is the ability to connect at all.” Telemedicine can ⬆️ access.
2️⃣Telemedicine may actually be the “bedrock” of care for certain specialties or types of care.

It’s 2022. Let’s leverage 2022 technology.

Many social media posts regarding the #COVIDー19 pandemic have implored us to “not make this political.”

Well, public health is always political.

My latest piece in @ThinkGlobalHlth

@CFR_org @ddiamond
thinkglobalhealth.org/article/public… This reminder is critical now because between outbreaks, when social conditions feel stable and a risk does not appear imminent, convincing our leaders to invest in preparedness can be difficult.

@jrovner
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