Sustainable innovation creating smart hospitals
We’ve all heard of smartwatches, smartphones, and smart homes. More forward-thinking healthcare leaders are embracing the same concept as they look to transform their facilities into smart hospitals. What is a smart hospital? McKinsey & Company explains that smart hospitals are those that “embed new technologies into their design and operations to improve the customer […]
An innovative approach for returning nurses to the bedside
Nursing is among the most respected and popular healthcare professions, with just under 4.7 million registered nurses practicing in the US and 750,000 in the UK. We have only to look at the herculean efforts that nurses made during the pandemic to understand the reverence. This makes it especially disheartening that these pillars of patient […]
IoT in healthcare: Enhancing patient monitoring and safety
Designed by Freepik The Internet of Things (IoT) integration has greatly advanced patient care in recent years, enhancing monitoring and safety measures within medical facilities. IoT’s capability to manage vast networks of devices and sensors in healthcare settings provides hospitals with real-time data access, enabling proactive and personalized patient care. Among the most compelling IoT […]
We made one small change to health systems’ digital front door. It made a notable difference in patient conversion and satisfaction because it managed expectations.
ER online check-in tools on the market today offer static, one-size-fits-all solutions that lack an understanding of consumer behavior and don’t appropriately manage expectations for patients searching online to “get care now.” Many of them allow patients to choose a specific check-in “appointment,” which disappoints patients and sets poor expectations in the process. Once someone […]
The role of digital front doors in streamlining healthcare operations and reducing costs
Introduction The healthcare industry is integrating digital technologies to enhance operational efficiency and patient care. Virtual nursing, facilitated by digital front door strategies, exemplifies this shift. This editorial examines how digital front doors, through virtual nursing, streamline healthcare operations and reduce costs, drawing on real-world examples to illustrate these benefits. 1. Addressing staffing challenges with […]
Smart rooms and operational excellence: Driving efficiency in healthcare
Automating nonclinical tasks: The case for tech-enabled clinical workflow Ask any nurse today how he or she spends the majority of an eight-hour shift, and chances are the answer will be the same—lots of nonclinical work. In fact, one report found that nurses spend time on 69 different activities in a single shift, and that […]
A buyer’s guide to clinical decision support
What is clinical decision support (CDS)? Clinical decision support solutions encompass digital tools and systems that assist healthcare professionals in making clinical decisions for diagnosis, treatment, and management by providing them with evidence-based information, guidelines, and recommendations. The integration of advanced clinical decision support (CDS) tools is paramount not only for enhancing patient outcomes but […]
The doctor will see you shortly: Prepared for your visit, thanks to AI
As a practicing physician, I, like many others, can easily become overwhelmed by administrative burden and information overload. Seeing many patients in a matter of minutes, means I have limited time to digest relevant information from the patient chart that could positively impact the way I deliver personalized care. Every day, clinicians search through numerous […]
Burned out physicians: AI is here to help
For physicians, it’s been a brutal decade working in U.S. healthcare. In many ways, they’re at the crucible of everything that’s wrong with our fractured, uncoordinated, dysfunctional system. They’ve borne the brunt of sweeping regulatory changes, disruptive new technology systems, confusing payment model transitions, a global pandemic that strained them to the breaking point, and, […]
Unlocking hospitals productivity with AI: A comprehensive approach
The future of healthcare hinges on the powerful synergy between advanced technology and human expertise. The integration of AI is not just a trend but a pressing necessity. Patients are no longer willing to endure long wait times and often switch providers if their expectations for timely service are unmet. Additionally, the heavy workload and […]
