Workflow
The pandemic has proven that it's possible to innovate quickly in the face of crisis. Now it's time to keep that momentum going.
The Cerner technology has helped decrease patient transfers to other locations and reduce average transfer time. It also helps track COVID-19 metrics for individual facilities across the health system.
An integrated coaction model, or iCaM, is ideal for addressing complex multispecialty parameters associated with health inequities and COVID-19.
Although most providers say telehealth is positively influencing clinical outcomes, many say challenges remain – from workflow to reimbursement rates.
But at the AMIA virtual symposium this week, health IT professionals said they still see the potential of app-based ecosystems.
With telehealth, the health system was able to reduce time to caregiver from 20 minutes to just five – and also significantly reduce length of stay.
Workforce
As COVID-19 surges and supply lines become critical, health system leaders are working toward real-time visibility and predictive tools for inventory, pricing, lead times and demand trends.
The huge health system reduced medication clinical decision support alerts by 6.2 million over the course of a year.
As a result of a rapid response plan, COPE Community Services continued to deliver healthcare at a pre-pandemic rate, and patients were seen with little disruption.
Healthcare organizations can use the new automation features to send flu shot reminders, reschedule appointments, prompt patients to set up medical transportation and more.