The editor of the Journal of Healthcare Contracting reflected on the residual effect of what COVID-19 has done to public health in the United States. At Piedmont Hospital’s ER in Atlanta, Georgia, on some days there were more physicians than patients, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The coming weeks and months will resemble a balancing act of preparedness and vigilance for COVID-19 cases, with an urgency in ramping back up normal care and elective surgeries that had been put off due to the pandemic. Meanwhile, supply chain leaders will have to continue to navigate possible product disruptions. Allocation from traditional suppliers and sourcing from new ones are part of the new normal. |