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Bridging the Gap: Enhancing Collaboration Between Clinicians and IT Professionals In our latest blog post, we uncover the complexities of the clinician-IT relationship in today's digital healthcare landscape. Both parties face significant challenges as they wrangle with electronic health records (EHRs) – a common source of burnout for healthcare providers and IT staff alike. 🤝 But it's not an insurmountable issue. Our guide details critical friction points and offers actionable strategies for both clinicians and tech specialists to improve communication, understand each other's needs, and harness the full potential of healthcare technologies. 💡 Read on to discover how fostering a better working relationship between these two pivotal groups can lead to improved clinical outcomes and a healthier work environment for all. #HealthcareIT #ClinicalCollaboration #DigitalHealth #EHR #BurnoutPrevention

Health tech should simplify, not complicate, the work of healthcare professionals. By prioritising user-centred design and involving clinicians in the development process, we can create effective tools that ease their workload and reduce burnout. Smart design means better care and happier, more efficient healthcare workers. #SmartHealthTech #ClinicianFirst #InnovateHealthcare

To truly transform #healthcare with #technology, it’s essential that the tools we design genuinely meet the daily needs of healthcare professionals to prevent burnout and enhance patient care. Currently, many tech solutions like EHRs complicate rather than simplify clinicians' work, contributing to #burnout due to their complexity and poor fit with daily tasks. By adopting a user-centered design approach and involving healthcare workers in every step of development, we can ensure our innovations not only fit seamlessly into their workflow but also genuinely support and improve their critical work.

Helping Clinicians Gain More Control Over Their Time | Healthcare IT Today - Healthcare IT Today #EHRIntegration #AutomatedDocumentation #ClinicalDecisionSupport #TelehealthSolutions #WorkflowOptimization Healthcare IT professionals can help clinicians gain more control over their time through various strategies. One key approach is EHR integration, which streamlines access to patient information and reduces time spent on documentation. Automated documentation tools can further enhance efficiency by reducing manual data entry tasks. Clinical decision support systems offer real-time guidance to clinicians, improving patient care and saving time. Telehealth solutions enable remote consultations, saving clinicians time on travel and allowing for more flexible scheduling. Workflow optimization tools can help identify bottlenecks and inefficiencies in processes, allowing for better time management and improved patient outcomes. ai.mediformatica.com #health #healthcare #backline #interview #communication #frederickhealth #doctors #this #clinical #healthcareit #hipaa #patientcare #digitalhealth #healthit #healthtech #healthcaretechnology @MediFormatica (https://buff.ly/3JmmLKI)

In the past few years, healthcare has seen a drastic increase in burnout and dissatisfaction leading to staffing shortages nationwide. That's why technology solutions like these are imperative as they aim to help hospitals serve patients while improving staff experiences. Virtual care provides the opportunity for healthcare workers to educate patients and answer inquiries while reducing the number of patient requests directed directly to medical professionals. Not only is technology like this easy to operate and use, it boosts patient satisfaction and increases the amount of time staff can spend with patients! #healthcare #HealthTech #HealthcareStaffing

The CU Denver Business School conducted a survey, revealing that while medical technology such as artificial intelligence and telehealth appointments can enhance healthcare access, it may also negatively impact employee retention within the industry. The survey, part of the 2023 Health Systems Climate Study by the Health Administration Research Consortium (HARC), highlighted CEOs' growing concerns about finding the right balance between technological advancements and maintaining a personal touch in healthcare. The rapid adoption of telehealth and other technologies, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, has led to challenges in integrating these tools into existing workflows and processes, causing stress and contributing to burnout among healthcare professionals. This situation has resulted in increased resignations among physicians, nurses, and other healthcare workers. ⭐ Key findings from the survey determine that 95% of CEOs recognize the value of digital technology for administrative purposes, but only 73% see its value in clinical decision-making, indicating a reluctance among physicians to fully embrace technology. Additionally, only 46% of CEOs believe staffing levels will return to normal within three to six months, underscoring the significant impact of technology on workforce stability in the healthcare sector. https://lnkd.in/e_Tw8Mjd

I had the pleasure of contributing to this book, Digital Health, Telemedicine and Beyond. It has a broad list of topics including the basics of services, reimbursement, and regulations. I wrote the "Coding for Telehealth/CMS guidelines" chapter. I still don't believe this myself, but my most interesting and impactful work has been on reimbursement and regulation. Here I describe some of it based on the behemoth that is #CMS. Edited by Dipu Patel, DMSc, MPAS, ABAIM, PA-C as she describes it: "With a strong focus on case studies and patient outcomes, this title provides an overview of digital medicine, terms, concepts, and applications for the multidisciplinary clinical practitioner. Chapters provide a concise, yet comprehensive understanding of digital health, including telemedicine, mHealth, EHRs, and the benefits and challenges of each. The book gives insights on risks and benefits associated with storing and transmitting patient information via digital tools and educates clinicians in the correct questions to ask for advocacy regarding state laws, scope of practice, and medicolegal implications." I'm joined with a number of incredible authors. Link below to pick up a copy: Harvey | Amit | Susan | Sonia | Jeremy | Derek | Kathryn | Nathan | Tom | Lisa | Marty | John | Dr Stefan #ai #rpm #rtm #dtx #telehealth #telemedicine #digitalhealth #digitalmedicine #aiinmedicine #healthcare

The American Medical Association predicts a significant shortage of physicians—ranging from 37,800 to 124,000—by 2034. Businesses in healthcare must prioritize attracting and retaining talent, given the impending scarcity of this vital resource. Ensuring employee satisfaction, competitive compensation, and proactive measures against burnout will be crucial for sustaining our industry's backbone. Harnessing technology to optimize workforce efficiency will be paramount in addressing this shortage. Implementing solutions like AI for administrative tasks and reducing physicians' cognitive burden will preserve their focus on patient care, ultimately improving outcomes. #HealthTech #AI #HealthcareIndustry #EmployeeRetention

As we celebrate 🩺 #PhysiciansWeek, let's also recognize the importance of addressing burnout challenges.   According to athenahealth’s recent Physician Sentiment Survey, a staggering 93% of physicians feel burned out regularly, spending an average of 15 hours each week working outside normal business hours.   While emerging tech, like AI, holds promise in alleviating some of the burdens contributing to fatigue, experienced tech providers must steer healthcare orgs to ensure seamless interoperability to avoid further burnout.   Check out the survey results: https://lnkd.in/eu5aDx3y   Let's celebrate our physicians by supporting their well-being and advocating for solutions that promote a healthy, sustainable healthcare system. Happy Physicians Week! 💙   #PhysicianBurnout #HealthcareAI

PART 1 Highlights of special video series on Physician Retention, Recruitment & Well-being with Dr. Kevin Post Tell us, Why your Writing appeals to healthcare leaders seeking physician Engagement?   As I wrote on this chapter, the topic on telehealth, I think, first I really wanted to start out with the importance of the why behind why we need physician engagement for telehealth to be successful, whether that's the integration of technology into the patient physician relationship, the adoption of by the clinic clinicians to kind of rise to the challenge that really, I think came to the forefront during the pandemic. But as we mentioned, we're always there before and then how do we leverage technology in areas of the country where there are geographical challenges because regardless of your zip code, your social determinants of health really believe that telehealth is a great tool we can leverage to kind of help balance some of them challenges. And then as many things you know, as go as go the physicians so goes the effort. When it comes to telehealth, if you do not have physician buy-in physician support, I really think it can affect the impact and the success of telehealth efforts.   Blog:https: https://lnkd.in/gFVcXMbu Share and Repost the video:  https://lnkd.in/gMGATcdF Download my free chapter from the book: https://zurl.co/Y6IP Get the books on Amazon: https://zurl.co/PbuY Contact me: https://lnkd.in/dCFq7-NP #physicianretention #physisicianrecruitment #physicianwellbeing #physicianwellness #physicianburnout#physicianturnover #physicianleadership