3 Takeaways From CHIME21: EHRs, Big Tech and VCs Look To The Future of Health

The coronavirus pandemic has usurped normal operations of American healthcare, spurring an unprecedented shift to digitally delivered care and leaving many providers scrambling to retain patient volume and revenue.

The public health and financial devastation of COVID-19 can't be overlooked, but the pandemic has also created opportunities to leverage tech for EHR vendors, Big Tech and health IT leaders, experts said at last week's CHIME21 Spring Forum, hosted by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives.

"In terms of durable change, I think we're in that window now where we need to think about what is that new normal and where do we go from here," Cerner President Don Trigg said at the conference.