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Ineffective central systems and processes for managing patient lifecycle are resulting in a “significant gap” between patient expectations and healthcare provider reality, according to a new industry study.
The Taking The Pulse Of Patient Experience: Why Australian Healthcare Must Change study by Forrester and Salesforce found that 61 per cent of healthcare providers said ineffective central systems and processes for patient lifecycle management are currently in place.
This, according to the report, is “hobbling” Australian healthcare providers.
Fifty eight per cent said inefficient hospital-to-patient communication mechanisms exist, while 54 per cent said they encounter limited capabilities to gain meaningful insights from patient data in relation to patient service.
The survey of 202 local healthcare providers also identified that even though 84 per cent of healthcare providers understand that patient experience technologies will help them share and apply patient data in a meaningful way, 38 per cent are not aware or don’t know about any patient experience technology in their hospital.
In addition, 48 per cent don’t realise the financial value of using patient experience technologies.
This is despite patients demanding more connected experiences, with 38 per cent of patients saying a strong need for quick and convenient service is a top priority from their healthcare providers.
Salesforce Chief Medical Officer Dr Joshua Newman said while patients expect to connect with companies through personalised, modern, mobile, social and intelligent technologies, healthcare has been slow to adapt.
“It’s clearer now more than ever that healthcare providers need to manage patients in new ways. Patient experience technology can help make them feel better cared for, more engaged and healthier as a result,” he said.
“Patients demand smoother, frictionless, predictable experiences and services from their healthcare providers. They want quick and convenient access to healthcare, and timely and ongoing communications regarding their health.”
Newman said healthcare practitioners shouldn’t be relying on disconnected systems for patient management and that healthcare providers need to modernise to relate with patients using a new standard.
“Many industries have completely transformed how they deal with customers. The future of healthcare will depend on how providers transform to ensure patient experience is at the centre of their care, coupled with a strong patient data management foundation to scale and contextualise each and every patient interaction.”
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The report identified that the opportunity lies in investing in patient experience technologies to meet business priorities, as well as patient expectations. Integrating electronic medical record (EMR) data with patient engagement platforms is one of the keys to this approach.
The report found that 90 per cent of healthcare providers are planning to implement, expand or have implemented patient experience technologies. However, 39 per cent of those surveyed said they are not aware or don’t have the capabilities to adequately maintain, update and secure patient data.
“In order to truly harness the power of patient experience technology and scale across hospitals, providers must build a patient-centric culture with a strong patient data management foundation to scale and contextualise patient experiences,” the report stated.
Working with a cardiac monitoring platform from Eko, the health system is validating algorithms to help more accurately screen for valvular damage with a digital stethoscope.
The deadline to submit a speaking proposal for the HIMSS Machine Learning & AI for Healthcare event is 5 p.m. on Monday, March 18. The event will be held in Boston on June 13-14.
Event Overview: The influence of machine learning and artificial Intelligence is being felt throughout healthcare, but with it come big challenges with technology, terminology, domain expertise, and, perhaps most daunting, how to introduce this transformative tool into existing clinician workflows.
Topics of interest and who can submit: This event presents peer-to-peer education and will look at the state of ML & AI in healthcare and separate what’s hype from what’s really happening in the field. Speakers will share success stories, lessons learned, and discuss challenges.
We are particularly interested in how hospitals and health systems have implemented machine learning and AI to improve care, control costs, and drive operational efficiencies – in short, to transform healthcare to a better, more patient-centric and sustainable system.
We also value submissions from other healthcare providers and payer organizations, academic institutes, and government agencies.
We want sessions that share practical tips and actionable insights that our attendees from healthcare organizations can use to meet clinical and operational goals.
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