More and more, best practices we have seen from the business world have been working their way into the healthcare industry, which should come as no surprise, given that many of their issues are similar in nature. How can resources best be allocated? How can the customer (read, patient) experience be maximized? And how can efficiency be improved?
Obviously, the main difference between big business and healthcare is that the bottom line in healthcare is not to ‘create’ the most but rather to ensure patients’ best possible outcomes, but the parallels are undeniable. As in the business world, the medical sector is seeing a digital transformation, mostly brought about to better to deal with growing workloads (the result not only of COVID-19 but an aging U.S. population) and a shrinking workforce, while at the same time personalizing the care journey in much the same way retailers like Amazon personalize buyers’ experience.
Whether the healthcare organization is looking to tech for telehealth, remote patient monitoring, electronic medical records, robotics, etc. - it is becoming more and more obvious that new tech offers time-saving, and ultimately life-saving, solutions. It allows healthcare professionals to engage in the same sort of data-driven decision-making that is common in other sectors.
Clinicians and patients have become much more reliant on digital health solutions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and now the focus has shifted to how to best manage and integrate these tools while maintaining a secure environment. The successful implementation of these technologies and strategies depends on cross-team conversations and holistic approaches to clinician workflows.
Here at Extract, we offer solutions to help CFOs concerned with spend, Nurse Leadership concerned with burnout, MDs concerned with patient care, and HIM Leadership concerned with staffing. We also know we are only a small part of the growing Healthcare IT sector so if you or your organization are looking to become a more tech-focused, forward thinking, and innovated person/group we’ve rounded up five healthcare IT influencers that are driving innovation and change both nationally and at their own organizations:
Dr. Ami Bhatt -
Dr. Ami Bhatt is the director of Massachusetts General Hospital's Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program, an associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and chief innovation officer for the American College of Cardiology. She also co-hosts the MedTech Insights podcast.
Twitter: @AmiBhattMD @MedTechInsights
LinkedIn: Ami Bhatt
Dr. Ashish Atreja -
Dr. Ashish Atreja is the CIO and chief digital health officer at UC Davis Health. He leads innovation technology and partners on digital and data initiatives under the UC Davis Digital CoLab.
Twitter: @atreja
LinkedIn: Ashish Atreja
Joao Bocas -
As a thought leader in wearable technologies, digital health, the Internet of Things and healthcare innovation, João Bocas explores the intersection of technology and business. His blog posts and tweets offer insights on the impact of disruptive innovations and future trends in healthcare technology.
Twitter: @WearablesExpert
LinkedIn: Joao Bocas
Dr. John Halamka -
Dr. John Halamka is president of Mayo Clinic Platform, where he leads a portfolio of new digital platform businesses focused on transforming health by leveraging artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things and an ecosystem of partners for Mayo Clinic. Halamka also runs the Digital Health Frontier blog.
Twitter: @jhalamka
LinkedIn: John Halamka
Dr. Vineet Arora -
Dr. Vineet Arora is the dean for medical education at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. She tweets about transformation in medical education and health IT.
Twitter: @FutureDocs
LinkedIn: Vineet Arora
About the Author: Taylor Genter
Taylor is the Marketing Specialist at Extract with experience in data analytics, graphic design, and both digital and social media marketing. She earned her Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Marketing at the University of Wisconsin- Whitewater. Taylor enjoys analyzing people’s behaviors and attitudes to find out what motivates them, and then curating better ways to communicate with them.