Maximizing Efficiency and Quality of Care: Understanding Clinical Workflows

ryanbush 03 16, 2023

Here’s a sobering thought: 30 percent of all medical malpractice lawsuits today came as the result of poor clinical workflows. These inefficient workflows not only resulted in costs exceeding $2 billion but also caused nearly 2,000 deaths.  Whether it’s a...

chris-lowder 03 13, 2023

Patient transfer workflows are one of the most challenging clinical workflows healthcare providers face – due to the number of clinicians involved and fragmented communication. Many healthcare organizations use a combination of pagers, faxes, and phone calls to coordinate patient...

chrisvacca 02 27, 2023

Electronic Health Records (EHRs) have become the primary source of patient data in the healthcare system, but they were not designed to facilitate efficient communication between healthcare professionals. Although EHRs are instrumental in maintaining patient records and billing purposes, they...

ricardo-estrada 02 13, 2023

In 2022, almost 55 percent of physician offices in the US reported that their patient visit volumes exceeded their volumes of 2021. With the volume of patients to manage increasing to pre-pandemic levels, it is becoming more challenging for practices...

will-oconnor 01 31, 2023

The healthcare industry is being tested like never before. Faced with an unprecedented number of patients, providers are challenged with too many cases and not enough time. Nurses, physicians, and other healthcare professionals are often overworked, which can impact clinical...

nikkimanuel 01 27, 2023

Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) play a vital role in healthcare. The specialized, round-the-clock care and rehabilitative services SNFs provide ease patient transitions and help them continue recovery after a hospital stay.   However, skilled nursing facilities are often a source of...

chris-lowder 01 04, 2023

Extended treatment times, overburdened healthcare professionals, and fractured communications are just a few challenges facing today’s complex healthcare system. Healthcare professionals are also plagued with long delays in clinical consultations. Accurate, prompt clinical consultations are essential to patient care. The...

nikkimanuel 12 28, 2022

In healthcare, every second counts. The ability to quickly respond to Code Blue situations, ease patient transfers, and seamlessly collaborate across healthcare teams is essential to achieve favorable patient outcomes. But clinical workflows are notoriously complex – often characterized by...

ricardo-estrada 12 16, 2022

Many healthcare organizations use portals to communicate with patients, which are cumbersome and don’t provide the best user experience needed for efficient provider-to-patient communication. Patients prefer having a direct conversation with their physician without having to deal with downloading an...

cheryl 11 09, 2022

This year, the annual National Association for Home Care and Hospice (NAHC) Conference took place in St. Louis, MO. The conference theme focused on connection and explored ideas to help attendees reach their patients in truly authentic and meaningful ways....