In a recent “Modern Healthcare” op-ed, Dr. Stephen Klasko shares two things that COVID-19 has taught us: that healthcare systems need to embrace the “health assurance” concept, and that we need to support the surge capacity of powerful intensive-care units. “Health assurance” recognizes that healthcare cannot be a static event and that people should be able to see a doctor as promptly as they can shop online from home. Additionally, Dr. Klasko states, “Hospitals and intensive care will always be a necessary complement to health assurance and will be in every sense of the word life-saving.”

To read the full op-ed visit modernhealthcare.com.