The Facts
The biggest challenges facing healthcare organizations today are staffing, stress, and burnout. By 2026, the U.S. is expected to have a critical shortage of 3.2 million healthcare workers. Of course, embracing the opportunity created by these challenges first means acknowledging the problem. Although this data is sobering, our current situation suggests a prime opportunity for creative and adaptive strategies. Certainly, some of the strongest productivity gains throughout history have taken place when companies were motivated to explore new operational avenues not only to survive but thrive during a crisis. And the good news is, there are tools already available to give you a helping hand in this process.
How? Technology.
By leveraging a multi-purpose technology platform and accessing your technology partner’s expert services to support it, you can continue your mission of delivering quality service to those in your care despite limited resources. And the bonus benefit? With technology that automates cumbersome tasks and fosters communication and connectivity across all points of care, clinician productivity improves. This supports satisfaction and engagement, which in turn has a positive impact on retention, patient outcomes, and, ultimately, return on investment for your organization.
Extract Systems – Problem Solved
I recently had the opportunity to partner and implement Extract Systems’ HealthyData software at one of the top health systems in the country. This health system deals with some of the most difficult patient cases in the world. They came to us with a simple but complex problem – “We have valuable patient data coming to our health system from all over the world, it needs to be in our EMR so our providers can treat the patients, our staff is overwhelmed trying to put this in.” Wow! What a straightforward problem they had, a problem all health care systems are facing today. The excellent news for this health system was that Extract had already solved this very problem for many health systems. These other health systems have been seeing over 50% reduction in workforce needs for years because of Extract Systems. They called our references and quickly learned that what they saw with their eyes (during demos) was happening at other health systems that are using HealthyData.
I was encouraged during our first few implementation calls with the client when MDs, Nurse Leadership, and Operational Leadership were attending the calls. World-renowned surgeons at this health system had taken a vested interest in solving this problem for their health system. Why? The problem they faced impacted the entire health system - the nursing staff, the medical assistants, the operational staff, and ultimately patient care. They all quickly realized that the automated abstraction software that Extract provides will save thousands of hours, reduce staff burden, improve quality data in the EMR, and help them do what they do best; treat patients with the best care in the world. What has this led to? What started as a solution for a particularly complex clinic department, has grown to a much larger solution. This health system has already begun expanding Extract into other clinic areas, into other departments, any area where software automation can solve a problem.
A good tech partner will work in tandem with you to implement customized solutions that alleviate your administrative burden and promote clinician satisfaction in a way that enables them to practice at the top of their license rather than burn out and leave. Without question, for healthcare, it’s a new day, but there’s a new way to move forward with optimism: embrace a digital-first strategy for your organization. With technology like Extract Systems’ HealthyData software, organizations within our industry have a clear path to better clinician and patient outcomes even while facing today’s new workforce dynamics and the rising demand for healthcare services.
Now What?
If you are a CFO concerned with spend, Nurse Leadership concerned with burnout, an MD concerned with patient care, HIM Leadership concerned with staffing. You must reach out to Extract Systems so we can show you how we solve these concerns with our software.
About the Author: Josh Nail
Josh is the Regional Business Development Manager at Extract with more than 18 years of experience in the healthcare marketplace. His healthcare background includes Revenue Cycle software solutions, HIM software solutions and EHR solutions. When not helping Health Systems improve patient care, increase provider satisfaction while delivering a return on investment you can find him Fly-fishing, Skiing, or playing Golf.