Coming Together to Save Lives

The following is a post from the members of theCOVID-19 Healthcare Coalition , #C19Coalition co-chaired by  Dr. Jay Schnitzer, Chief Medical and Technology Officer at MITRE  @MITREcorp who directs initiatives in health/life sciences and Dr. John Halamka @jhalamka, President of Mayo Clinic Platform who leads a portfolio of platform businesses focused on transforming health.-------Pandemics thrive in confusion.Not because diseases like COVID-19 have intent, but because the lack of a focused response makes the spread of disease so much easier.Pandemics stress our healthcare delivery system. We are now familiar with the generalized public health measures that help contain the spread of infectious disease including social distancing, hand washing, self-quarantine, cancellation of large public events, and school closures.   As thisNew York Times article highlights,  a targeted response will cause less disruption and be more effective.Today, we need to leverage the strengths of the private sector. By bringing together healthcare organizations, technology companies, non-profits, academia, and startups we can leverage their unique strengths  for the benefit of all.Over the past week, we ' ve launched theCovid-19 Healthcare Coalition involving Amazon Web Services, Arcadia Health, athenahealth, Buoy Health, the CommonWell Health Alliance, HCA Healthcare, Intermountain Healthcare, LabCorp, Leavitt Partners, MassChallenge, Mayo Clinic, Mic...
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