Healthcare Providers Continue to Adapt to Changing Care Environments

Last year, when the COVID-19 pandemic had North Mississippi Health Services in its grip, the healthcare provider and its network of rural hospitals and clinics faced a shortage. When the pandemic was at its worst, like many hospitals, the Tupelo, Miss.-based health system’s top need was nurses. Now, as NMHS assesses the lessons learned from a challenging year, mobile technology and telehealth solutions will be key to delivering care in the future.
“We’re looking at models, like virtual nursing, where we’d use technology independently of the COVID situation so that centrally located nurses…