Interoperability

The typical patient admission process for post-acute providers usually involves transporting paper-based forms, filled out and signed by patients or family members, to a provider’s office to be scanned and uploaded online. However, post-acute providers can provide a more positive patient admissions experience by leveraging the power of the DocuSign Agreement Cloud. In partnership with Kno2, DocuSign provides automated onboarding with documents that can be filled out and signed digitally, then seamlessly integrated into the patient’s EHR.

As virtual care and telemedicine become more common, patients have come to expect user-friendly, seamless digital experiences from healthcare providers. Comprehensive, adaptable digital display solutions ranging from lobby signage and wayfinding monitors in halls to bedside tablets and interactive digital whiteboards in patient rooms enable facilities to better support patients and staff along the care journey. Samsung is uniquely positioned to help future-proof healthcare facilities with technology that enhances the patient experience and supports clinicians in driving better health outcomes.

Tomoka Eye Associates is a thriving Florida ophthalmology practice with three offices and a surgery center. With a mostly senior patient base of 100,000, Tomoka depends heavily on its call center to connect patients with live operators for triage. However, their Internet infrastructure couldn’t handle large EMR files to meet the 2014 federal mandate. Software buffering was slow enough to keep doctors from entering patient notes and the billing department from operating efficiently. Tomoka CEO Bill Watson made the decision to partner with Spectrum Enterprise to help accelerate connection speed and improve efficiency.

Healthcare practices are facing more IT infrastructure challenges than ever in the years ahead. As telehealth grows in popularity and other new cloud applications and connected devices are added to networks, IT systems can become more vulnerable to cyberthreats. And, because of budget constraints stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, many practices are already facing IT skills gaps and limited personnel to face these challenges. Spectrum Enterprise can help you modernize your practice’s network with solutions that enhance network capabilities and offer efficient management.

As healthcare practices face the challenges of assigning more technical resources to telehealth and other digital care needs, managing the complexity of network infrastructure becomes more important. Healthcare organizations must find new ways to keep their networks running and optimized even while IT resources are limited. Partners like Spectrum can help practices of any size simplify network management while controlling costs.

Healthcare organizations were forced to quickly adopt telehealth because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and analysts anticipate that telemedicine visits will grow even more over the next few years. Healthcare organizations should also be prepared to provide other digital health services such as mobile health, remote patient monitoring and Internet of Things (IoT) smart devices. Finding the right network service provider will be vital to keeping up with this new demand for digital care, and HIMSS Certified partners like Spectrum are uniquely qualified to provide guidance and best practices.

In the COVID-19 era, health systems recognize that existing data infrastructure is inadequate. Here are three things large datasets need to be useful.

Healthcare organizations depend on a high-performing, predictable and secure network, especially as remote work, telehealth and the Internet of Things have added to the complexity of network architecture. Growing bandwidth demands from patients, guests and staff alike can put additional strain on the network. Instead of continuing to patch up an organization’s IT infrastructure, refreshing the network edge can be a more efficient way to keep up with continued demand.

Health is in the throes of some of the most significant changes as systems reel from a variety of rapidly changing environments. Dr Charles Alessi, Chief Clinical Officer at HIMSS, explores lessons learned, as we look cautiously to a better 2022.

Everyone involved in maintaining provider information probably knows how challenging it can be. When you think about the magnitude of the problem, 25% of provider data changes annually, the real complexity can be daunting. Yet poor data can lead to operational inefficiency, problems with revenue collection, and more importantly patient dissatisfaction. Learn more about how a Provider Directory, can automate provider updates and create a golden record for all your provider information.