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The ATA is a non-profit association focused on accelerating telehealth adoption. Through AVIA’s partnership with the ATA, the health system is able to bring hospitals across the US a leadership partner to evolve regulatory policies, reimbursement considerations, best practices for clinician workflows, solution landscapes, and financial modeling, AVIA said.
“We must build upon the important gains telehealth has made during the pandemic and ensure that healthcare providers can continue to provide quality care to more people, where and when they need it. Now is the time to integrate virtual care into long-term business operations and care models,” said Ann Mond Johnson, ATA CEO, said in a statement.
“With this partnership, the ATA and AVIA are bringing the necessary industry leadership and insights for providers to successfully transition to a new world where healthcare delivery will significantly depend on telehealth, remote monitoring, and home care,” she added.
AVIA’s new partner network also now includes Conifer Health Solutions, which specializes in financial optimization and revenue enhancement. Gensler, a global design firm focusing on human-centered design solutions, was also added to the network.
Gensler looks to enhance the patient experience while also thinking into the near and far futures.
“The pandemic created an imperative for global knowledge sharing,” explained Brandes. “By learning from each other and leveraging the best thought leaders in the industry, hospitals can act faster in the face of this quick-moving virus.”
Health systems continue to launch chatbots, virtual visits, and remote monitoring solutions to reduce the spread of COVID-19. During the pandemic, AVIA has offered its expertise and formed various partnerships in an effort to combat the virus.
Last month, the American Hospital Association and AVIA launched a new health IT capabilities tool to support workers on the frontline of the pandemic.
The COVID-19 Digital Response Pulse provides all 5,000 members of the AHA with a new tool for rapid, critical support that allows hospitals to assess critical digital capabilities to expand access to care and tackle the COVID-19 outbreak.
“The COVID-19 Pulse helped us quickly identify virtual health solutions. We gained insights on best practices, resources, and reassurance that we were on the right track. Because we used this tool, we were able to implement virtual solutions very quickly and efficiently,” Liz Dean, executive director of strategy and business development at Riverwood Healthcare in Aitkin, Minnesota, said in a statement.
The Pulse contains a frame of 13 critical capabilities identified by AVIA and its Network members. The capabilities include screening and triage, remote workforce, and addressing social needs for COVID-19.
AHA partnered with AVIA in October 2019 to create tools that help the healthcare industry accelerate digital transformation. The COVID-19 Pulse is currently available to AHA members and communities and accessible to any health system with an AHA member account.
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