After a lengthy “pandemic pause,” many healthcare organizations are restarting their clinical communication projects in an effort to increase efficiency and improve patient care. Clinical communication and collaboration solutions streamline and improve interactions among healthcare providers, patients and caregivers. While these solutions hold great potential, it’s crucial for clinical and IT leaders to align their strategic goals with the...
In healthcare settings, computer monitors have traditionally required a stationary base, needed multiple connections and lacked features that would set them apart from other hardware.
Now, with recent mobility and versatility advancements, healthcare workers can bring technology right to the patient: Physicians and nurses can interpret imaging, view an electronic health record and conduct laboratory testing right at the bedside....
Healthcare organizations are facing the growing and ever more complex challenge of defending against cyberthreats and malicious actors as they continue their digital transformations.
To better prepare for attacks and the likelihood of a compromise, healthcare IT security leaders must understand the anatomy of a breach, from the initial attack vector to detection and a rapid, coordinated response.
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Clinicians typically use several apps throughout their day, and that is likely to continue as the number of healthcare-focused apps increases. The time it takes to type in passwords for those apps can add up, even if an organization uses a single sign-on solution, making entering passwords a tedious step in a clinician’s day that takes away from time...
Cyberattacks not only put patient data at risk but also can impact care delivery. Implementing a next-generation security information and event management system gives healthcare organizations holistic visibility into their IT environments, which could play an important role in maintaining continuity of care in a complex cybersecurity landscape.
Healthcare IT and security leaders can use next-gen SIEM to combine data...
Natural language processing and ambient listening aren’t necessarily new to healthcare, but the technology is quickly evolving to move beyond dictation. Leading products now leverage artificial intelligence to make use of the data generated from the transcript of a clinical visit to generate insights, automate processes that otherwise require manual data entry and make the practice of medicine less...
At one point, Cleveland-based University Hospitals was running as many as 36 different systems to support critical functions, including billing, prescriptions and scheduling.
Finally, in the fall of 2023, the health system consolidated on Epic, bringing the bulk of its operations under the umbrella of the electronic health records system.
It wasn’t a fast, easy or inexpensive process, but it was...
Clunky appointment scheduling and frustrating call center experiences can drive patients to seek care elsewhere. When patients face long wait times, confusing automated systems or unhelpful staff, their frustration can lead them to switch to a different healthcare provider that offers a smoother, more efficient experience.
Recognizing this, healthcare leaders are increasingly investing in technologies and strategies to enhance the...
A patient’s healthcare does not begin and end at a single doctor’s visit, and as providers continue to move toward a more holistic understanding of care, they’re also working to transform their operations to become as integrated and interconnected as the care they aspire to deliver.
So, healthcare organizations are maturing out of the disparate point solutions that may have...
Higher costs of care, strains from the pandemic and other economic challenges that have emerged for the healthcare industry in recent years have led many organizations to extend their IT refresh cycles. Where many organizations previously would replace aging infrastructure every three to five years, some are now trying to extend those periods to save money. However, IT experts...
