Bringing Out the Best in Us

In the upcoming week you ' ll see numerous writings about national private sector efforts to enhance COVID response, communication, and collaboration.As part of doing this work, one of my colleagues noted that the she ' s seen many recent examples of current events bringing out the best in people.   There ' s a willingness to help, a eagerness to volunteer, and a sense of belonging by banding together for a common cause.   Yes there are stories about hoarding toilet paper and purell, but those are minor distractions compared to the good things happening around us.Here are examples of what I ' ve seen in the past 24 hours.1.  A major data analytics company focused on COVID modeling asked to collaborate with a major vaccine lab to accelerate development2.  A group of competing companies aligned to create national policy requests that enable more virtual care3.  Two competing big tech companies agreed to work together on helpful web-based resources for the country4.  Big tech companies are offering expertise and credits for cloud resources5.  An EHR company is working on a heat map showing orders placed for COVID testing as a proxy for virus spread6.  An AI company is creating a map of national searches for COVID symptoms as a proxy for virus spread7.  Many companies are offering free/reduced cost services in support of COVID response8.  A non-profit recognized that we ' ll likely need a national vaccine registry l...
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