The phrase “cloud-native apps” gets thrown around a lot. But 9 times out of 10, what we’re really talking about is Software as a Service, especially among healthcare organizations that don’t necessarily have the in-house staff to develop, manage and secure their own apps in the cloud.
Many organizations are eager to transition whatever applications and functions they can into...
Healthcare organizations across the country share common goals: to provide better patient care and retain their valuable workforces. To meet this mission, they’ll need to transform their infrastructure and processes to improve data access, collaboration and operational support while building for the future.
The COVID-19 pandemic underscored the need to rapidly scale services in the dynamic healthcare environment. To support...
Artificial intelligence was recently named the most exciting emerging technology in the healthcare industry, and it’s easy to understand why. It has the potential to change healthcare dramatically, from improved administrative processes to drug discovery.
Some of the most profound impacts of AI in healthcare are already happening in clinicians’ offices. With clinical knowledge doubling every 72 days, it can...
Generative artificial intelligence is gaining traction as one of the most transformational technologies of our time by tackling some of humanity’s most challenging problems, augmenting human performance and maximizing productivity. It’s energizing to see how the adoption of generative AI technology is delivering value across many industries.
Healthcare organizations are known for their ability to drive innovation, and they are...
Patients will likely change healthcare providers or stop seeing a doctor if they’ve had a difficult time navigating an organization’s services.
A recent Accenture report found that 89% of patients named “ease of navigation” as a top reason for switching providers, which include issues such as inadequate digital self-service tools, bad experiences with administrative staff or overall hardship accessing services.
While...
Collaboration tools such as Microsoft Teams, Google Workspace and Cisco Webex can help clinicians and healthcare organization staff communicate with patients, care teams, external specialists and other departments or team members quickly and effectively. However, configuring these workplace collaboration tools can bring on a flood of IT challenges for organizations.
“Many organizations fail to adjust their policies and procedures to...
Staff members at Moffitt Cancer Center, headquartered in Tampa, Fla., had already adopted Zoom as a collaboration tool in 2019 when they decided to test whether it could work as a telemedicine solution for cancer patients.
“We did a pilot among physicians, including surgeons, medical oncologists and radiation oncologists, just to see what the general experience was using virtual care...
As healthcare organizations continue to incorporate more technologies into their operations, IT and clinical teams will find themselves collaborating with more depth and frequency.
Healthcare IT teams have evolved from a purely technical role to becoming a value-add aspect for overall business operations. Still, it’s common for an organization to find friction between clinical and IT teams, which largely can...
Healthcare organizations use collaboration hardware and software for essential activities such as telehealth, telework tasks and virtual nursing.
The COVID-19 pandemic changed how people collaborate in healthcare. The health crisis increased the use of telehealth to deliver essential services, notes Scott Simmons, healthcare solutions manager for hybrid systems at HP.
“Before the pandemic, meetings, patient encounters, continuing education and training were primarily...
