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• Optimizing EMRs To Lessen Administrative Burdens

  2/8/2019

  Despite the current emphasis on streamlining healthcare delivery, the administrative burdens placed on today’s healthcare providers—physicians, nurses, medical assistants and office staff—are heavier than they have ever been. Between managing diverse information coming into the organization, ensuring it ends up in the right place within the electronic medical record (EMR), correctly capturing every element of a patient encounter, and accurately coding it to support proactive and comprehensive care, providers have a lot of non-clinical tasks on their plates. Amid these competing priorities, they are also expected to deliver a consistent, compassionate patient experience and smoothly handle unexpected situations.

• What Healthcare Facilities Are Failing To Prioritize

  2/15/2018

  From wall mounts, to patient e-tablets to flexible and configurable medical carts and telemedicine solutions, innovative medical furniture is supporting the technology transforming healthcare every day. The challenge lies in integrating this new equipment and technology into caregiver workflows throughout the hospital. Many facilities were built decades before the advent of electronic health records (EHRs) and were not designed to accommodate these high-tech, digital solutions and the equipment personalized to help enhance caregiver health and caregiving.

• Omnichannel Communication: The Frontier Healthcare Needs To Target

  11/4/2019

  One of the many aspects that insurers focus on to create more value through their health plans is to improve communication with the members. In the era of growing digitization, most payers have started to offer online services. However, many beneficiaries still use traditional channels to interact with insurers. Does it imply that members are averse to using digital channels for communication?

• Leveraging Mobile To Bring Caregivers Back To The Patient Bedside

  6/25/2014

  On any given day, nurses are caregivers, psychiatrists, comforters, teachers, and friends. In fact, the critically important role nurses play in the patient recovery process is difficult to define – and hard to imagine doing without. It is one of the hardest jobs in the world.

• EHRs: What's Next — An OR Manager's Perspective

  4/10/2017

  Among today’s biggest trends are EHRs and business intelligence. We’re investing millions of dollars creating “data engines” that track patients throughout the continuum of care. By Ashley Walsh, MHA, Sr. Financial Analyst and former Perioperative Business Manager, Perioperative Services, UCHealth and Director, Client Services, LeanTaaS

• Facilitating Behavior Change Is The Key To Unlocking Improved Patient Outcomes

  3/11/2019

  Medical care is being revolutionized by precision medicine and personalized treatments that address each patient’s unique needs. However, these advancements alone are not nearly enough to improve outcomes. Individual behavior also plays an important role in tackling chronic conditions, reducing risk of diseases, and improving overall population health.