NORTHWELL HEALTH
“ Part of our strategy over the coming years is continuing to build out that data Lake infrastructure and architecture . It ' s not just focused on EHR data . There are separate systems for lab data and radiology data , among others . The point of the data lake is to bring all of that data together in one place for a complete and personalized view of each patient that will supercharge Northwell ’ s data and analytics ”
MARC D . PARADIS VICE PRESIDENT OF DATA STRATEGY , NORTHWELL HOLDINGS AND VENTURES
“ When COVID hit it demonstrated to us the priority to move this digital transformation to the very top of the list and we moved rapidly — today we are in a place which would have probably taken years to achieve pre-pandemic ,” said Paradis who pointed out it only took weeks to implement the entire telemedicine infrastructure for over 8,000 clinicians , including physicians in training and medical students .
“ People had been talking about telehealth for over a decade prior to COVID , and the foundational technology had been ready several years prior to the pandemic , but it required the pandemic to jump start the change management and adoption .
“ Even though we are over the peak of the pandemic we still expect to see a portion of care in a telehealth format to give patients the flexibility and choice to see their care providers at more convenient times and with less interruption to their daily lives . Telehealth visits also have the additional advantage of helping with sustainability and reducing the carbon footprint in NYS .”
Paradis pointed out it was one small step at a time when it comes to changes in healthcare . “ The way we solve complex problems is not with one expansive technology or one big application . We solve it by lots of little improvements which might only make it better for one per cent
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