While secure texting and EHR-embedded messaging closely resemble one another, clinical collaboration platforms and the EHR differ greatly and for reasons already covered should be regarded as separate and equally necessary technologies.
Many hospitals in the U.S. are still relying on antiquated physician scheduling processes. This can often take the form of a whiteboard or even a large binder, held together with duct tape and re-built nearly every few days as daily on-call schedule changes are frequently made. Unfortunately, managing physician scheduling this way introduces extra work and miscommunication between the hospitalists, operators, and schedulers.
With five offices supporting three major hospitals, Cardiac Specialists needed to reinvent its on-call scheduling workflows. Cardiac Specialists’ adoption of TigerConnect Physician Scheduling software has increased transparency about the scheduling process and improved communication between care providers.
On episode 38 of PSQH: The Podcast, Dr. Will O’Connor, chief medical information officer of TigerConnect, talks about how cloud-based solutions are changing the way healthcare organizations collaborate and communicate.
As University Of Kansas Health System Orthopedics learned, outmoded practices that rely on paper and manual intervention aren’t viable in today’s fast-paced healthcare world. Physician scheduling software can make an immediate and sustained impact on any practice. Not only does software ensure accuracy and improve on-call physician scheduling fairness, but it also enhances productivity, reduces burnout, and makes it easy to communicate with multiple hospitals.
TigerConnect is once again honored to be recognized by KLAS for our impact on our healthcare clients and the industry. KLAS Research recognized TigerConnect for serving the largest base of acute care customers with timely support and efficient communication.
Strong clinical integrations promote better communication among healthcare providers so patients can receive optimal care. Healthcare workers continue to struggle with burn-out from COVID-19, which makes care team coordination imperative.
After experiencing rapid growth over several years, St. Luke’s University Health Network saw a need for improving care team coordination within its organization. Through integration with the TigerConnect Clinical Collaboration platform, the health network leveraged role-based communication to support more efficient clinical operations and workflows.
Nearly half of U.S. hospitals will receive lower payments in 2021 for all Medicare patients because of their readmission rates – an added financial burden as hospitals continue to feel the impact of the pandemic. But as Jefferson Health (formerly Kennedy Health) discovered, the solution may already be within arm’s reach – in their patient data. By leveraging the tools of an integrated, clinical communication platform, Jefferson Health drastically reduced emergency department (ED) overutilization, hospital readmissions, and wasted care.
HIMSS21 validated what many providers already knew: digital transformation is essential for continued success and growth in healthcare. Although HIMSS-sponsored research reveals that half of healthcare organizations are behind the digital curve, there’s still time to catch up and build forward momentum. For many healthcare systems, implementing a clinical collaboration platform is the essential next step.
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