In response to the Coronavirus pandemic, the healthcare sector has experienced remarkable and revolutionary care transformation. Change didn’t proceed in small gradual steps – it occurred in a series of giant leaps and bounds – in hours rather than weeks, in days rather than months or years. Hospitals expanded into[…]
In a Digital World, The Human Elements are Essential
People. Processes. Technology. That’s the framework most often used by IT professionals to develop a holistic approach to digitally enabling systems to improve health and care. These elements are listed in priority order, an acknowledgement that the human components – people and processes – deserve primary attention. In a recent[…]
12 Steps to Prepare for 2021 – Big Challenges – Bigger Opportunities
2020 has been a year like no other. Though I’m very optimistic about the sun shining brightly in the future there are still some lingering clouds in the sky. IT professionals frequently refer to their work in 3 parts – people, process, and technology. I want to focus on people[…]
Digital Health – Language and Comprehension
Digital Health transformation has been underway for some time now. It’s changing health and care processes, dramatically improving the availability of data, information, and knowledge. There is, however, a barrier that exists between many caregivers and their patients – language – the fundamental requirement for effective communication. Effective communication ensures[…]
Digital Health – The Role of Empathy and Understanding
As digital health expands its presence in our lives, healthcare and IT professionals should be simultaneously enthusiastic and cautious. Advances in healthcare IT have been astonishing. During the pandemic, those remarkable advances allowed healthcare providers to respond quickly in ways we could not have done just a few years ago. […]
Digital Health – Governance in a Digital Health System
In a previous blog, I defined the digital health system that delivery systems need to implement in the next three years in order to function, thrive, and fulfill their mission. In another blog, I listed some of the attitudes and activities systems will need to get there. Here I will[…]
Time to Elevate ROI to VOI
For all those CFOs, CIOs and CDOs out there, the time has come to reassess your approach to evaluating investments, particularly those in HIT (healthcare information technology). Reports on how to respond to COVID’s dramatic financial impact on every sector including healthcare starts with and often focuses on a review[…]
Closing the Gap on Disaster Preparedness – A More Efficient Way to Flatten the Curve
The coronavirus pandemic has revealed a significant gap in disaster management at many facilities, including those who treat in place and those who set up alternate treatment sites. To triage, treat, and manage the overwhelming volume of urgent and emergent patients, many provider organizations are passing on the opportunity to[…]
Becoming a Digital Health System
In a previous blog, I defined the digital health system that I believe delivery systems will need to implement in the next three years in order to function, thrive, and fulfill their mission. Here are some of the attitudes and activities you’ll need to get there. Change your strategic planning[…]
HIMSS20 – My Annual Exercise in HIT Sensory Overload
It’s the time of year to start preparation for the HIMSS 2020 Conference to be held in HIT’s Magic Kingdom appropriately hosted in Orlando, FL at the cavernous Orange County Convention Center. The options for professional growth are immense and overwhelming – how does anyone or even a well-organized team[…]