Search Tag: EHR integration
2025 18 Apr
Healthcare automation has entered a new era. AI-powered workflows that once existed only in pilot programmes are now transforming the operations of major health systems. Yet, a major obstacle persists: the inability to fully integrate with Electronic Health Records (EHRs). Despite advances in APIs and natural language processing (NLP), access...Read more
2025 31 Mar
In a sector where every second counts, healthcare technology vendors can no longer afford to treat interoperability as a side concern. For too long, closed ecosystems and protective vendor strategies have limited data exchange and collaboration, creating bottlenecks that ultimately impact patient outcomes. Shifting to a model where integration...Read more
2025 25 Mar
Healthcare organisations face mounting pressure to provide high-quality care while navigating financial constraints, operational inefficiencies and complex regulations. Seamless communication and data exchange are essential to meeting these demands, yet many providers still rely on legacy systems like fax for transmitting critical patient information....Read more
2025 18 Feb
The adoption of ambient speech technology in healthcare is accelerating, particularly in ambulatory settings. As vendors expand integration capabilities and enhance clinician satisfaction, the market for these tools is becoming increasingly competitive. A recent KLAS report provides insights into vendor performance, clinician adoption trends and...Read more
2025 09 Feb
Accurate clinical histories are essential for oncologic imaging, providing radiologists with the necessary context to interpret scans effectively. The details included in imaging requisitions influence study triage, protocol selection and diagnostic accuracy. However, despite their importance, requisitions often lack key information, such as the...Read more
2025 09 Feb
Accurate clinical histories are essential for oncologic imaging, providing radiologists with the necessary context to interpret scans effectively. The details included in imaging requisitions influence study triage, protocol selection and diagnostic accuracy. However, despite their importance, requisitions often lack key information, such as the...Read more
2025 02 Feb
Artificial intelligence is revolutionising radiology, enhancing diagnostic accuracy, optimising workflow efficiency and improving patient care. However, integrating AI-generated insights into radiology reports presents challenges, particularly in ensuring consistency and interoperability across diverse healthcare systems. Traditional reporting...Read more
2025 02 Feb
Artificial intelligence is revolutionising radiology, enhancing diagnostic accuracy, optimising workflow efficiency and improving patient care. However, integrating AI-generated insights into radiology reports presents challenges, particularly in ensuring consistency and interoperability across diverse healthcare systems. Traditional reporting...Read more
2024 16 Dec
In the complex and highly regulated healthcare industry, addressing financial inefficiencies is essential for operational success. Integrating healthcare payment systems offers a powerful solution to improve efficiency, enhance patient satisfaction and ensure regulatory compliance. By unifying financial workflows and automating processes, healthcare...Read more
2024 16 Dec
In the complex and highly regulated healthcare industry, addressing financial inefficiencies is essential for operational success. Integrating healthcare payment systems offers a powerful solution to improve efficiency, enhance patient satisfaction and ensure regulatory compliance. By unifying financial workflows and automating processes, healthcare...Read more
2024 02 Dec
The healthcare sector is undergoing a significant transformation as the demand for precise, timely and personalised care grows. At the core of this transformation lies the integration of real-time data, which is crucial for enabling swift decision-making and improved patient outcomes. Yet, many healthcare organisations grapple with outdated systems,...Read more
2024 18 Nov
Genetic testing is transforming patient care by unveiling the secrets within our DNA. It can potentially prevent diseases, optimise treatments and advance precision medicine. Despite significant progress, challenges persist in making genetic testing a routine part of clinical care. Integrating health data intelligence, coupled with collaborative...Read more
2024 18 Nov
Integrating telemedicine with electronic health records (EHR) offers an opportunity to reorganise patient care while modernising healthcare operations. It bridges the gaps between telehealth platforms and traditional EHR systems, ensuring comprehensive data management. The benefits are compelling—improved care delivery, reduced administrative...Read more
2024 02 Oct
Depression has become a growing concern, with increasing numbers of individuals displaying symptoms. Despite its prevalence, depression often goes undetected and untreated in primary care settings. To address this issue, health information technology (HIT) offers opportunities to enhance the identification, diagnosis, and treatment of depression....Read more
2024 24 Sep
The healthcare industry has witnessed significant shifts in IT investment strategies following the Covid-19 pandemic. Both providers and payers have prioritised technology advancements to mitigate operational disruptions and enhance care delivery. With a growing focus on return on investment (ROI), technology solutions such as cybersecurity and...Read more
2024 16 Sep
Automation is reshaping the way patients interact with healthcare providers, making the experience more comfortable and empowering. By integrating digital technology and automation, healthcare has profoundly changed the patient care experience, making it more accessible, personalised, and supportive. This shift combines the principles of hospitality...Read more
2024 08 Sep
Introduction Ambient listening, originally designed to streamline clinical documentation, is now emerging as a powerful tool in healthcare to alleviate administrative burdens and improve decision-making. By leveraging natural language processing (NLP) and artificial intelligence (AI), ambient listening goes beyond simple dictation, automating tasks...Read more
2024 08 Sep
Introduction Ambient listening, originally designed to streamline clinical documentation, is now emerging as a powerful tool in healthcare to alleviate administrative burdens and improve decision-making. By leveraging natural language processing (NLP) and artificial intelligence (AI), ambient listening goes beyond simple dictation, automating tasks...Read more
2024 02 Sep
Integrating technology in the modern healthcare landscape is critical to improving patient care, clinical documentation, and workflow efficiency. One such technological advancement is photo-documentation, which involves capturing and integrating clinical photographs into the Electronic Health Record (EHR). While the availability of smart devices...Read more
2024 27 Jun
In today’s era of rapid technological advancement, healthcare systems are increasingly leveraging data analytics platforms integrated with artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies to revolutionise patient care and operational efficiency. By amalgamating vast amounts of patient data from electronic health records (EHRs)...Read more
2024 20 Jun
In today's digitally driven healthcare landscape, organisations face escalating challenges from cyber threats and natural disasters, which can disrupt critical operations with profound consequences for patient care. Nataraj Nagaratnam, an IBM fellow, highlights that downtime caused by events such as ransomware attacks averages more than two weeks,...Read more
2024 20 Jun
In today's digitally driven healthcare landscape, organisations face escalating challenges from cyber threats and natural disasters, which can disrupt critical operations with profound consequences for patient care. Nataraj Nagaratnam, an IBM fellow, highlights that downtime caused by events such as ransomware attacks averages more than two weeks,...Read more
2024 20 May
Social determinants of health, outlined by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, refer to environmental conditions impacting health and quality of life, including where individuals are born, live, learn, work, play, worship, and age. These factors differ from physical, biological, or demographic elements. Not all disparities are social...Read more
2024 13 Mar
Operating rooms (ORs) represent a significant investment and resource-intensive aspect of hospital operations, with approximately 60% of admitted patients undergoing treatment in these facilities. Precise scheduling of OR time slots is crucial for optimal resource utilisation. Accurate predictions of elective operation durations are essential to...Read more
2024 13 Mar
Operating rooms (ORs) represent a significant investment and resource-intensive aspect of hospital operations, with approximately 60% of admitted patients undergoing treatment in these facilities. Precise scheduling of OR time slots is crucial for optimal resource utilisation. Accurate predictions of elective operation durations are essential to...Read more
2024 13 Mar
Operating rooms (ORs) represent a significant investment and resource-intensive aspect of hospital operations, with approximately 60% of admitted patients undergoing treatment in these facilities. Precise scheduling of OR time slots is crucial for optimal resource utilisation. Accurate predictions of elective operation durations are essential to...Read more
2024 13 Mar
Operating rooms (ORs) represent a significant investment and resource-intensive aspect of hospital operations, with approximately 60% of admitted patients undergoing treatment in these facilities. Precise scheduling of OR time slots is crucial for optimal resource utilisation. Accurate predictions of elective operation durations are essential to...Read more