Why Healthcare Providers Need to Take Consumer Engagement Seriously
With the consumerization of our world comes the consumerization of healthcare where people are no longer satisfied with being passive consumers of healthcare. Today, as soon as healthcare condition emerges, most people are inclined to conduct a ‘search’ regarding the ailment online and look up…
What Do You Really Mean by Evidence-Based Care?
Evidence-based care in healthcare involves the process of researching and collecting evidence and then evaluating and implementing the findings to improve patient care and outcomes. Healthcare professionals constantly require to question and justify their actions and decisions so that they can give their patients a…
The Top 3 Concerns of Hospital CIOs
The role of CIOs in the healthcare industry has evolved rapidly in the last few years as the healthcare industry is undergoing radical changes in technology. They are now looked upon as the changemakers in the industry and are responsible for incorporating new technology. Today’s…
Healthcare Technology Trends to Look For In 2018
“The intelligent digital mesh is a foundation for future digital business and its ecosystems. To create competitive advantage, enterprise architecture and technology innovation leaders must evaluate these top trends to identify opportunities that their organizations can exploit.” – Gartner Knowing Why We know that the…
Guidelines for Hospitals to Measure The ROI On Health IT Investments
The healthcare industry is moving towards a value-based care model that intersects with population-based care. Owing to this shift, health IT investments are climbing up the priority list for healthcare providers. Technology, after all, is the great enabler of efficiencies and profitability. While the importance…
How Does the Future Medical Technology Look Like?
It was just a few years ago when technology was making inroads in the field of medicine and healthcare. What had started from better imaging equipment and has moved to the digitization of records, the field of medical technology has witnessed rapid evolution. Much like…
The Growing Case for Precision Medicine
Precision medicine, also known as personalized medicine, is an emerging science that is focused on prevention of a disease whereby treatments are prescribed based on an individual’s genetic traits, environment, and lifestyle. This treatment finds its usefulness in the treatment of various diseases, especially cancer…
Electronic Health Records and Hospital Information Systems – What Do You Really Need?
The number of healthcare providers and hospitals using electronic health records and Hospital Information Systems (HIS) has grown drastically over the years. According to research reports, 98% of the hospitals have demonstrated the meaningful use of EHR systems and the global EHR market on the…
What Do Doctors Look for in A Healthcare Technology Solution?
Doctors are increasingly adopting healthcare technology tools to help them save time and improve the service that they provide to their patients. Given that a doctors’ schedule is very tight, they would certainly appreciate a healthcare tool that is flexible, cost-effective, easy to use and…
Why Your Specialty Hospital Needs a Specific EHR (and Not a Generic One)
The benefits of adopting EHRs by hospitals is a well-known and well-discussed subject, but in-spite of the benefits and the availability of EHR systems for many years now, its adoption and usage are found to vary widely across countries. Interestingly, hospitals and physicians that use…