Improving Workflow Efficiency for University of Maryland Medical System

chris-lowder 08 18, 2022

Minimizing the time it takes to communicate effectively in treating traumatic injuries can determine the patient’s quality of care. The R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland Medical Center excels at this and has dramatically improved...

ricardo-estrada 07 27, 2022

Ask any practice administrator how they feel about their clinic’s physician scheduling process. They might grimace as hours spent in spreadsheets, archaic systems, multiple channels for change requests, and frequent miscommunications come to mind. Manual methods for managing physician schedules...

melody 07 22, 2022

Speed is key in care delivery. New technology that improves the speed of information flow between team members can increase operational efficiency and positively impact patient outcomes. Today, every healthcare organization has software that handles some complex tasks, but there...

will-oconnor 07 15, 2022

In healthcare, timely communication is essential for patients to receive necessary—sometimes lifesaving—care. However, patients often engage with multiple professionals who can work across various departments, geographies, or organizations. Naturally, it is easy for delays in communication or even miscommunication to...

ricardo-estrada 07 08, 2022

Have you ever collaborated in a live Google Doc while others watched your every sentence, edit, and move? I found that this often slows down my workflows and creates a slight panic - especially when I receive comments and feedback...

harish 04 26, 2022

Doctors’ offices, clinics, urgent care facilities, and other medical outposts are the front lines of healthcare. That’s where patients have most of their regular interactions with caregivers. Efforts to transform relationships between healthcare consumers and the industry at large must...

chris-lowder 03 25, 2022

40 - 80 percent of the medical information provided by healthcare practitioners is forgotten immediately. Almost half of the information that is remembered is incorrect. In the status-quo patient-provider relationship, communications between patients and physicians can feel like a one-way...

ricardo-estrada 03 18, 2022

Patient communication is a critical piece of any effective care plan. Research shows that care plan adherence goes up when patients receive clear communications. For example, a 2021 study found that communication interventions at discharge were significantly associated with fewer...