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The health system has been able to do 7% more surgical cases despite having to close 20% of its ORs at times. The organization now is meeting or exceeding budgeted volumes.

The biggest achievement via the new virtual care workflow has been increased productivity, enabling providers to see more patients in less time.

In the new peer-to-peer learning forum, participating organizations will test using FHIR standards to exchange information about social determinants of health in primary care

It plans to use more of such technology in operating theatres, wards and at the emergency department.

Allison Viola, Senior Advisor for Health IT at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General, says data collected is too often inaccurate or not reflective of populations' demographics.

It will start implementing the platform next year.

Technology, clinicians and pharmacies all have key roles to play in dealing with the social determinants of health, say Iris Frye and Nicholas Christiano Jr., co-chairs of Health Equity Policy Task Force under the HIMSS Public Policy Committee.

DromosPTM is a specialty pharmacy software designed to help coordinate medications that need unique handling and distribution for rare conditions.

The chairman said the new, larger company is well-resourced to improve upon EHR, revenue cycle and data exchange tools that too often "aren't helping" but inhibiting care delivery.