Government officials are weighing testing, tracing, and isolating the public while pondering how and when to restart the economy. As a former ONC leader and current HITAC member, Change Healthcare's SVP of product R&D Arien Malec is watching the COVID-19 policy proposals currently in play. On today's episode, Arien is joined by Deanne Kasim, executive director of Health Policy at Change Healthcare, for a wide-ranging discussion of COVID-19 testing and surveillance policy proposals. Here’s what they hit upon. What American healthcare needs to accommodate effective COVID-19 surveillance Takeaways from the Duke-Margolis report on a national surveillance system Proposals for getting people back to work during COVID-19 Social distancing and lockdowns while waiting for a vaccine Proposed strategies and global practices for controlling the spread of disease while reopening the economy Episode Resources Arien Malec’s bio Deanne Kasim’s bio A New Strategy for Bringing People Back to Work During COVID-19 A National COVID-19 Surveillance System: Achieving Containment Data Interoperability and Exchange to Support COVID-19 Containment Change Healthcare Government Affairs COVID-19 Updates and Resources COVID-19 Updates Newsletter Show Resources SUBSCRIBE to the podcast using any podcatcher or RSS reader Suggest or become a guest Contact Change Healthcare