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DESCRIPTION:Crises such as the current COVID-19 pandemic\, provide a unique
  opportunity to act as a catalyst for change. Society around the world\, w
 as advised by the public health system to do physical distancing. Those st
 udying were to do distance learning\, those working do telework\, and for 
 all members in the household do telehealth.  The assumption is/was that ev
 eryone has Fast Access Internet (FAI) at home\, and an interoperable syste
 m of Electronic Health Records. The reality is quite different. Many canno
 t afford FAI\, creating a digital divide between the haves and the have no
 ts. In the 90s the Clinton-Gore administration worked on the concepts of 
 “Electronic Bill of Rights” of using high tech to deliver government a
 nd social services\, distance learning and telemedicine. “Bridging the D
 igital Divide” connecting every classroom and library to the Internet. I
 n the 2004 State of the Union Address\, President G. W. Bush\, promised an
  Electronic Health Record (EHR)by 2014\, for every American\, to avoid med
 ical errors\, reduce costs and improve care\, and in his 2009 State of the
  Union Address\, President Obama\, promised the same within 5 years. It is
  2020 and we still lack an interoperable system of Electronic Health Recor
 ds. It is estimated that between 400\,000 to 440\,000 individuals die ever
 y year in the US from medical errors\, making it the 3rd highest cause of 
 death (in “normal times”)\, after heart disease and cancer. This talk 
 will review how the present crisis can provide the impetus to further brid
 ge the Digital Divide and accelerate progress towards a single EHR for eve
 ry citizen.\n\nSpeaker(s): Dr Luis Kun\, \n\nVIRTUAL ONLY\, OAKTON\, Virgi
 nia\, United States\, 22124
LOCATION:VIRTUAL ONLY\, OAKTON\, Virginia\, United States\, 22124
ORGANIZER:murtyp@ieee.org
SEQUENCE:1
SUMMARY:COVID-19 - A Catalyst for Healthcare Transformation and Change: Rev
 iewing Healthcare and Public Health Technology Policy Needs
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/235078
X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>Crises such as the current COVID-19 pandem
 ic\, provide a unique opportunity to act as a catalyst for change. &nbsp\;
 Society around the world\, was advised by the public health system to do p
 hysical distancing.&nbsp\; Those studying were to do<strong> <em>distance 
 learning</em></strong>\, those working do <strong>telework</strong>\, and 
 for all members in the household do <strong><em>telehealth. </em></strong>
 &nbsp\;The assumption is/was that everyone has Fast Access Internet (FAI) 
 at home\, and an interoperable system of Electronic Health Records.&nbsp\;
  The reality is quite different. Many cannot afford FAI\, creating a digit
 al divide between the haves and the have nots.&nbsp\; In the 90s the Clint
 on-Gore administration worked on the concepts of &ldquo\;Electronic Bill o
 f Rights&rdquo\; of using high tech to deliver government and social servi
 ces\, distance learning and telemedicine.&nbsp\; &ldquo\;Bridging the Digi
 tal Divide&rdquo\; connecting every classroom and library to the Internet.
  In the 2004 State of the Union Address\, President G. W.&nbsp\; Bush\, pr
 omised an Electronic Health Record (EHR)by 2014\, for every American\, to 
 avoid medical errors\, reduce costs and improve care\, and in his 2009 Sta
 te of the Union Address\, President Obama\, promised the same within 5 yea
 rs.&nbsp\; It is 2020 and we still lack an interoperable system of Electro
 nic Health Records.&nbsp\; It is estimated that between 400\,000 to 440\,0
 00 individuals die every year in the US from medical errors\, making it th
 e 3<sup>rd</sup>&nbsp\;highest cause of death (in &ldquo\;normal times&rdq
 uo\;)\, after heart disease and cancer.&nbsp\; This talk will review how t
 he present crisis can provide the impetus to further bridge the Digital Di
 vide and accelerate progress towards a single EHR for every citizen.</p>
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