Improving Patient Safety Through Unified Clinical Collaboration

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...

julie 04 09, 2021

Today’s acute care nurses are carrying a heavy burden, punctuated by an ever-increasing workload, high patient-to-staff ratios, not to mention the significant impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. This burden is compounded by longstanding challenges associated with distractions, stressful shifts, workplace...

tigertextadmin 08 27, 2020

Over the last 25 years, technology wizards have conjured noteworthy changes in healthcare operations through powerful technologies, such as: Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems Telehealth Big Data Artificial Intelligence (AI) Wearable devices that track and record health data 3D printing...

tigertextadmin 05 27, 2020

Yes, we still have nurses, and yes, we still have computers. And Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems and Meaningful Use incentives and cloud computing. And of course, we have a lot of unhappy clinicians, driven to flammable frustration by inefficient...

julie 02 06, 2020

Healthcare is supposed to be a team effort in which physicians, nurses, nursing assistants, social workers, and other care team members work collaboratively to address patient needs. But that’s not always the case in hospitals, especially given the current talent...

chris 07 18, 2018

Hospital communication failures can have dire consequences for medical providers and patients. Behind almost every medical error, there’s a breakdown in communication, from misunderstood diagnostic results to erroneously entered information, a botched handover, or something else. The impact of these...