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How UMass Memorial's digital hub is redefining patient care
UMass Memorial Health has launched a digital hub to centralize digital medicine capabilities and improve patient care across inpatient, outpatient, and home settings.
When we think about a digital hub, it's a setting that locates clinical caregivers and digital medicine capabilities to provide better care for patients, whether they're in the inpatient setting, the ambulatory setting, or at home
Eric Alper, MD, Senior Vice President, Chief Quality Officer and Chief Clinical Informatics Officer

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