How Do Clinicians Feel about Ambient Listening?By and large, clinical users — including but not limited to physicians, nurses, physician assistants, residents and medical students — look favorably on ambient listening technology.
A New England…
Since the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009 pushed the adoption and use of EHRs, nearly all U.S. healthcare organizations have transitioned away from paper-based records. Supporting multiple systems…
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Clunky appointment scheduling and frustrating call center experiences can drive patients to seek care elsewhere. When patients face long wait times, confusing automated systems or unhelpful staff, their frustration can lead them to switch…
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A Helping Hand with Clinical Mobility
To optimize their environments, healthcare organizations need a grasp on the current state of their people, processes and technology. But providers are generally not in the business of IT…
Higher costs of care, strains from the pandemic and other economic challenges that have emerged for the healthcare industry in recent years have led many organizations to extend their IT refresh cycles. Where many…
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Workflow Optimization: Integration and Process Improvement
Workflow optimization efforts tend to fall into two areas: traditional integration and process improvement. Integration involves connecting the EHR with patient engagement, virtual care and supporting information systems, to…
HEALTHTECH: What trends are you seeing related to clinical workflows at healthcare organizations?
SHIPPY: I have the opportunity to talk to customers all across the U.S., and there are a couple of things they tell us…
Another common sustainability strategy centers on finding more efficient data storage solutions. Nearly all acute care centers now use electronic health records systems, and it’s estimated that the average hospital produces about 50 petabytes…
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Though hospitals and healthcare organizations aren’t necessarily seeing more patients, the amount of data from enterprise imaging departments has exponentially increased. Hospitals produce 50 petabytes of data per year, according to the World Economic Forum…
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Healthcare organizations monitor the interoperability of practice management solutions, electronic health records and other systems to look for data discrepancies between them, whether they’re clinical, administrative, financial or customer-facing applications, Kunney says. Organizations also…
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