Designing for Health: Interview with Dr. Archana Tedone [Podcast]
It’s no surprise that nurses bear some of the biggest burdens in our healthcare system. Heavy workloads, time pressures, and high stress are leading to dramatically increased levels of burnout and turnover, with these effects trickling down to patient outcomes. How can their everyday tools, processes, and workflows be better designed with their needs in […]
Making Rounds: Modernizing business intelligence for stronger data analysis [Podcast]
The amount of data generated continues to grow exponentially, with the volume of healthcare-related data estimated to reach more than 54 zettabytes worldwide by the year 2025. As The Big Squeeze continues, health systems are faced with a growing need to deliver excellent care more efficiently. Modernizing business intelligence (BI) capabilities and the advanced analytic […]
Designing for Health: Interview with Chris McCarthy [Podcast]
What comes to mind when you hear the word design? Probably clothing, sleek new tech, or maybe a vehicle. But design and design choices are a part of things we interact with every moment of the day. From the construction of roads and sidewalks to the curve of your fork, the small details that make […]
Making Rounds: The Big Squeeze in Healthcare [Podcast]
Labor woes, an EBIDTA crisis, a clinical tsunami, and disintermediation continue to put considerable pressure on healthcare systems; the Big Squeeze has only tightened its grip. As organizations look to move forward in a changed ecosystem, it’s critical to leverage people, data, and technology in new ways to freeze the squeeze and lean into this […]
Designing for Health: Interview with Memora Health’s Omar Nagji [Podcast]
Access to care and continuity of experience continue to be major issues for many patients. Though COVID-19 accelerated the implementation of virtual care solutions at many organizations, a lack of technological capability or other digital determinants of health (DDoH) continues to impact patients. As healthcare organizations look for solutions that meet the needs of their […]
Designing for Health: Interview with UCHealth CMIO Dr. CT Lin [Podcast]
Thorough communication is crucial to the patient experience, particularly in healthcare. The 21st Century Cures Act requires that patients have quick access to information in their electronic health records, giving them the ability to be more engaged with their care than ever before. However, the availability of information is just one part of the equation. […]
Making Rounds: Leveraging analytics to create efficiencies [Podcast]
For years, the tech industry has relied on millions of terabytes of highly specific data to deliver faster results, increase efficiency, and create a more personalized experience for its users. The healthcare industry is currently sitting on its own trove of data that, when activated, will revolutionize the clinician and patient experience. Applying modern analytic […]
Making Rounds: The up and downside of disintermediation [Podcast]
Health systems are facing the Big Squeeze, the combination of factors including market forces, labor pains, a clinical tsunami, and disintermediation, that threaten the ability to fully deliver on their mission.
Designing for Health: Interview with Seattle Children’s CIO Dr. Zafar Chaudry [Podcast]
Involving the right people during the design phase is essential when creating human-centered systems and processes. This means gathering input from stakeholders, both patients and clinicians, from across the care continuum, a key to ensuring satisfaction and long-term adoption. Leaning on the 80/20 rule and instilling a strong communication pathway with all parties aids in […]
Designing for Health: Interview with KeyCare CEO Dr. Lyle Berkowitz [Podcast]
Technology has done much to change the way healthcare is delivered. However, how those innovations are incorporated into daily workflows and care delivery has not always resulted in true usability. This has created inefficiencies that trickle down to providers and patients. By reframing technology designs around what works best for the end user, there are […]