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SubscribeYou've got multiple hats on how a government thinks about healthcare and large actions must go through Congress. And so we wait … for that once in a generation absolute knock 'em, sock, 'em opportunity, like the Affordable Care Act.
Aneesh Chopra, First CTO for the US
The Vaccine Credential Initiative is all about patients being able to share proof of their vaccination. The focus of the initiative is giving patients control and maintaining their privacy, which I'm a big advocate of. We’ll be creating smart health cards which will have a QR code that is readable by other systems. So patients can instantly communicate their vaccination status. It’s a really admirable initiative.
Sean Bina, Epic
We never anticipated that we would need thousands more webcams but we did have a framework and infrastructure so that we could convert any room in Cherokee nation into a telemedicine room for about $35 and 15 minutes of work.
Dr. James Stallcup, Wilma P Mankiller Health Center
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