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…
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…
Reasons Why Your EMR Implementation Could Fail
The adoption rate of EMR systems in the medical fraternity has been quite low in spite of its benefits being marketed, which include improving the safety and quality of patient care. Lack of readiness among healthcare organizations and resistance among physicians to adapt to change…
Key Considerations for Selecting the Right EHR for your Hospital
Most hospitals are adopting EHR systems in anticipation that it will improve quality of patient care and result in efficient practices. Adopting an EHR system is a major investment for hospitals that can pay large dividends in the long-run. But a wrong selection could prove…
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…
Here is Why I am Excited about Malaysian Health Transformation Initiative
Malaysian health has come a long way since its independence in providing health care to its citizens. In Malaysia, the Ministry of Health (MOH) is the main provider of healthcare services to its citizens. The government provides services, such as Family Health, Nutrition and Dietetics,…
The Role of Business Analytics in Improving your Hospital Performance
Today, the healthcare industry is moving rapidly from volume-based reimbursement (fee for a service) approach to a value-based reimbursement (fee for value) approach, which benefits healthcare providers, patients, and payers alike. Healthcare organizations are looking to step up their quality of services at the lowest…