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Reducing clinical burnout “will undoubtedly require a three-pronged approach that includes changes in policy, culture, and technology,” according to researchers Paul Cerrato and John Halamka, MD. In this post, they discuss how vendors are addressing the third leg.
The most important question leaders need to ask when evaluating a new solution is whether it’s going to help providers and patients – and how, said Jason Buchanan. In this interview, he discussed his approach to optimization and what it takes to build a strong culture.
Health systems that fail to build a successful digital health platform – one that engages patients between care episodes – risk becoming “very sophisticated price taker,” said Aaron Martin and Sara Vaezy of Providence Digital Innovation Group.
What were the most pressing challenges for CIOs last year, and how do they hope to turn the tide in 2022? Our year-end survey provides answers for these and other key questions.
What would happen if healthcare organizations decided to purge all messages 6 months or older from EHR in-baskets, and set a 90-day expiration clock on all incoming messages? CT Lin, MD, CMIO at UCHealth, plans to find out. “There’s no value in keeping those,” he wrote.
