Workflow Optimization News and Resources for Healthcare

Addressing Hospital-at-Home Implementation Hurdles

April 21, 2023 - With the advent of virtual care technologies, healthcare has increasingly become available outside the four walls of the hospital. One of the significant ways this has been accomplished is through hospital-at-home programs, where hospital-level acute care is provided in patients' homes. Though the concept has been around since the mid-2000s, providers have embraced the model en...

Leveraging Telehealth Platforms to Enhance Provider Workflows, Adoption

December 28, 2022 by eVisit

The pandemic drove telehealth use to new heights. Even though usage appears to be stabilizing, healthcare stakeholders largely agree that telehealth is here to stay, and they are making virtual care a...

Most Physicians, Hospital Execs Working to Sustain, Optimize Telehealth

December 19, 2022 by Mark Melchionna

A recent survey from Sage Growth Partners that polled practice-based physicians and hospital executives provided insight into telehealth trends, including telehealth growth and optimization...

How Providers Can Optimize Telehealth Workflows and Improve Experience

March 21, 2022 by Anuja Vaidya

The COVID-19 pandemic is directly responsible for the dramatic rise of telehealth. But as providers quickly established new or expanded existing virtual care programs, they may not have addressed certain workflow hurdles and human factors...

Lack of mHealth Technologies Disrupts Workflows for Hospitalists

January 07, 2022 by Victoria Bailey

User-centered mHealth technology and applications could help reduce burden and increase the efficiency of workflows for hospitalists, according to a study published in JMIR Human Factors. Hospitalists...

Is Telehealth More Stressful for Nurses Than In-Person Care?

April 29, 2021 by Eric Wicklund

Telehealth is often touted as a method for improving workloads and reducing stress on healthcare providers. But a recent study is questioning whether those services actually put more pressure on...

How eConsults Could Transform Care Coordination and Access

November 13, 2019 by Jessica Kent

In an industry constantly looking for innovative ways to lower costs, improve communication and expand access, eConsult programs have emerged as a viable tool for improving care coordination for...