What COVID-19 has done is exposed many organizations to structural weaknesses that they're going to have to deal with at some point, especially in terms of their readiness for digital health. All health systems must invest in developing a digital roadmap.

Paddy Padmanabhan, Damo Consulting

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

There’s a law that says if you are a Medicare recipient, to get telehealth you have to be in a health profession shortage area. It’s a very 1990s view of telehealth but it's the law. It's being ignored now because the law got thrown out during the public health emergency. But unless we change it, we will have a very strong downward draft on enthusiasm around telehealth because as you know, when Medicare goes, so does the rest of the payer community.

Dr. Joseph C Kvedar, ATA