Will O'Connor M.D., CMIO at TigerConnect

Electronic health records, primarily used to track and store patient data, weren’t developed for care team collaboration. While EHRs play a vital role in patient care, they don’t solve all the collaboration issues at the point of care. EHRs also...

The first round of Covid-19 vaccinations began this week across the country. This momentous event marks the beginning of what may be the end of the pandemic, providing a glimmer of hope to end this challenging year and instill cautious...

This year, JP Morgan is hosting their exclusive, invite-only virtual conference, (r)Evolution. Successfully gathering hundreds of private and public CEOs, prominent investors, and community leaders, (r)Evolution highlights technology’s most innovative thinkers. Led by our Co-founder and CEO Brad Brooks, TigerConnect...

Telemedicine has been developing as a form of patient communication for years, and it has now become a driving force shaping the doctor-patient relationship and improving overall care. Telemedicine: An Early History While many think of telemedicine as a modern...

Up until recently, very few patients had accessed healthcare using telemedicine tools. However, in the wake of COVID-19, patients are much more aware of the existence of virtual care services, including live videoconferencing, remote patient monitoring, and online or mobile...

As vital as they are to workflow efficiency and care quality, telehealth expansion and collaboration solutions have been limited and sporadically adopted. Because virtual care platforms are widespread across an organization, there generally isn’t one department that owns this type...

As the gravity of lost revenue from COVID-19 hits home, hospitals and health systems are looking for any avenue they can find to offset the massive loss in revenue that came as elective procedures dried up and costs mounted for...

Ineffective communication practices hold many healthcare organizations back. Administrators may be reluctant to invest in new technology, but they may not realize that continuing to operate with communication inefficiencies can lead to more medical errors, higher costs, and even lower...

The patient journey is not always a one-and-done. It can often include a few stopovers at different facilities – the emergency department, ICU, skilled nursing facilities, and others. This is especially true for older patients and those with chronic conditions...

Key Takeaways: 85% reported that critical value notification by secure text messaging has increased their efficiency 95% reported that critical value notification is more effective than a pager-phone-call based system 83% of providers reported that they were able to provide...