Clinical

Will Cantrell, director of product solutions at InteliChart, suggests these processes are in need of modernization, and explains how integrating communication platforms with EHR systems can enhance workflow and reduce compliance risks.

It will feature a 24/7 command centre, integrating the ICUs of small and medium hospitals.  

Interoperability capabilities are available, but ushering patient data exchange and speeding up time to care are matters of provider change management and embracing digital transformation, says Dan Torrens, CEO of eHealth Technologies.

Vijayashree Natarajan, SVP and head of technology at Omega Healthcare, predicts these three areas of health IT will be key next year – and explains why.

Physicians said in this year's Doximity survey that telemedicine tools have helped them improve disease management and patient access. They also said adherence to treatment plans, patient outcomes and productivity are up.

Rami Karjian, head of LeanTaaS' operating rooms business, says that surgical and IV backlogs have affected 85% of all healthcare providers and have had a huge impact on patients, hospital finances and staff resilience.

By incorporating frontline leaders' feedback, health IT companies are developing products that enhance their control over analytics and empower them with artificial intelligence-powered approaches to streamline daily tasks and improve patient access.

Robert Crowe, EVP of Per Diem and Local Workforce Strategies at Medical Solutions and founder of Matchwell, says hospitals should know the fastest growing workforce segment is seeking work/life harmony.

A recent study also revealed that Australian aged care nurses found it difficult to use multiple digital tools to perform tasks while providing end-of-life care.

The elderly-centric 800-bed hospital in Seoul is now letting patients fulfil their registration checklist before heading to the hospital.