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I was scheduled to meet with Roy Jakobs, Chief Business Leader of ConnectedCare at Philips, at HIMSS in Orlando on 9th March 2020. People at Philips are going out of their way to make it happen,” noting “extraordinary efforts” and teams mobilizing in the pandemic to meet the moment. What a difference 90 days makes.
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