Interoperability gains can help address healthcare challenges like provider burnout, staffing shortages, and increasing costs. According to the Surescripts 2022 National Progress Report, more than 2 million healthcare providers exchanged patient clinical and benefit information greater than 21.7 billion times in 2022. The Surescripts Network Alliance is working to streamline how health information is exchanged [...]
Children’s Hospital and Medical Center in Omaha is the only hospital dedicated to pediatric care in Nebraska. In 2022, the hospital doubled its capacity by opening at Hubbard Center. This expansion has opened different care units such as intensive care, pediatric ICU, oncology, and cardiac care center. The new medical facility also offers other amenities [...]
In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, many talented professionals have quit their jobs. The healthcare industry was hit hard, according to the Forbes report the healthcare sector lost 30% of nurses. Physician burnout and staffing shortages Clinician burnout is a grave issue faced by healthcare providers in the US. They have long working hours, [...]
Mental health facility Palmetto Counseling and Consulting will begin an eClinicalWorks EMR system implementation. The mental health facility is switching its existing software solution to improve clinical workflows and enhance care coordination. The system-wide EHR software implementation will help to seamlessly connect healthcare providers through a unified system that integrates behavioral health solutions and medication [...]
To enhance the patient experience, it is crucial to offer the best clinical care and requires the provider to understand where the patient is coming from and ensure that they are comfortable. When patient experiences improve it benefits both the provider and the patient in the form of better clinical and business outcomes. Using technology [...]
Healthcare technology has played a prominent role to help improve patient diagnosis and treatment. Proactive medical organizations should know the future of technology trends so they can be prepared to embrace them to stay competitive and offer high-quality patient care. The advent of digital solutions and healthcare tech has revolutionized the healthcare sector in numerous [...]
The healthcare sector has become digitized which has its benefits of improved patient care and automation of workflows to improve efficiency levels. With more personal identifiable information stored in applications and cloud-based EMR software systems, there is always a risk of online attacks. In the age of digital technology solutions, it is critical that medical [...]
Digital health solutions and tools have revolutionized the healthcare system by improving physician reach and remote care opportunities for patients. The American Medical Association’s AMA digital health research report released on September 14th, 2022, revealed that physician adoption of digital health tools has increased over the past six years. The survey further showed the importance [...]
Epocrates is an athenahealth, Inc. company that provides digital clinical support to healthcare professionals. Epocrates recently announced the launch of Bugs + Drugs, which is a mobile tool that offers information to clinicians regarding different bacteria types and antibacterial susceptibility patterns by location. How will the new mobile app help both patients and clinicians? There [...]
Prime Healthcare and Artificial Intelligence (AI), and automation company Steer Health have announced a strategic partnership to enhance patient outcomes and care access. The enterprise collaboration aims to create a next-generation customer experience for Prime Healthcare’s 45 hospitals and 300 outpatient locations in 13 states. Benefits of the automation-based consumer-engaged platform As per the healthcare partnership, [...]