6 Ways to Transform Healthcare Communication

6 Ways to Transform Healthcare Communication

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 staff morale. When administrators and clinicians work together to improve communication within their organization, they can usher in many benefits for employees and patients alike.

6 Ways a Care Collaboration Platform Crushes Transfer Center Inefficiency

6 Ways a Care Collaboration Platform Crushes Transfer Center Inefficiency

Transfer center inefficiencies can secretly drain not only hospital resources but staff morale and patient satisfaction. A simple, modest investment in a modern, mobile-centric collaboration platform can eradicate much of this burden while significantly increasing the volume of patient transfers, as it did for Temple Health, who went from 700 transfers per shift to 1,000 simply by adopting modern, purpose-built collaboration technology.

RWJBarnabas Health Addresses Peer Recovery and Substance Use Disorders

RWJBarnabas Health Addresses Peer Recovery and Substance Use Disorders

TigerConnect’s capabilities have been carefully designed to deliver positive outcomes that help care teams administer care and communication quickly. In the case of RWJBarnabas Health, coordinated care delivery through EHR access and role-based messaging has led to higher quality care collaboration and progress toward recovery.

Building One Source of On-Call Truth – One Schedule At a Time

Building One Source of On-Call Truth – One Schedule At a Time

When a healthcare system creates an initiative to build “one source of on-call truth”, the foundation will be implementing an enterprise-wide physician call scheduling software solution throughout the organization. In order to get the most value from an on-call scheduling software, it’s best to choose a fully-automated system that has a few basic functions.

Secure Messaging Enhances Critical Value Alerts

Secure Messaging Enhances Critical Value Alerts

To enhance communication between their clinical providers and the laboratory, Geisinger implemented TigerConnect’s secure text messaging for their critical value notifications, automatically alerting the correct physician at the appropriate times. These automatic alerts reduce ineffective workflows, improve time management, and provide patients with critical values quickly and reliably.

What Is HIPAA Compliance and Where Is It Taking Health IT?

What Is HIPAA Compliance and Where Is It Taking Health IT?

Digital technology makes healthcare organizations more effective and efficient, reducing the potential for human error and speeding clinical communications. But it can also threaten patient privacy. Congress recognized this risk in the mid-90s — a decade before smartphones and nearly 15 years before required electronic health records (EHR) — and passed the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). This legislation sets national standards for patient privacy and, eventually, for healthcare data security as well.

How to Become HIPAA Compliant (Step-by-Step Guide)

How to Become HIPAA Compliant (Step-by-Step Guide)

Customer privacy and cybersecurity are critical issues for most industries, but none more than healthcare. Thanks to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), health data is highly protected. It’s also the most valuable data on the black market, where medical records are worth $250 apiece. The next highest price tag is just $5.40 for payment records.

Using TigerConnect’s Teams to Alert & Mobilize Groups Across Your Organization

Using TigerConnect’s Teams to Alert & Mobilize Groups Across Your Organization

Another page comes across the overhead speakers on your floor. You listen diligently to discover the request is for a Code Blue… not your team. Although none of the day’s pages have been directed at you, it’s critical that you’re alert and attuned when the time comes. As you resume your duties, concentration broken, you take a second to collect your thoughts and recall what you were thinking just moments ago. The most prevalent thought now being on the time you’ve once again lost to disruption.

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