With hospitals and outpatient facilities sprawled across the New York City metro area, Northwell Health knows how critical it is for clinicians to effectively team up for patient care. The healthcare system had to rethink earlier strategies for clinical communication and collaboration, which included face-to-face meetings, phone calls and pagers at the bedside. A move…
Significant demographic shifts headed in opposite directions are placing a major strain on the healthcare industry. First, the population of the United States is getting older. A May 2021 report projects that by 2040, the U.S. will be home to nearly 81 million adults age 65 or older, up from 54 million in 2019. As…
By 2030, adults in the U.S. born from 1946 to 1964 will be 65 years old or older. Consistently, older adults have also shared that they would like to stay in their homes for longer. As senior living and post-acute care organizations face staffing shortages, the need for resident safety improvements and competition with at-home…
From patient questionnaires to Internet of Medical Things devices, healthcare systems collect, store and rely on massive streams of data to deliver care, especially as they undergo digital transformations. In North Carolina, Chapel Hill-based UNC Health responded to the pandemic in 2020 by deploying new telemedicine capabilities, an online symptom-checker chatbot and automated models to…
As digital health continues to expand capabilities and find further integration in traditional healthcare organizations, equity and access are major concerns for the industry. Telehealth, for example, has been heralded as a great connector to care during a public health emergency. But broadband connectivity is still a barrier for millions of Americans, especially in rural…
The number of data breaches reported to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services hit an all-time high in 2021, with 679 incidents reported according to Critical Insight’s “2021 Healthcare Data Breach Report.” These breaches affected 45 million Americans, which was also an all-time high. It’s no secret that medical records are valuable to…
The secure access service edge (SASE) approach to cybersecurity plays a crucial role in protecting today’s distributed information systems. This evolving security strategy recognizes that organizations now have users working from home, on the road and in other remote locations. Those same users are no longer just accessing information stored in safeguarded corporate data centers…
The pandemic has had a major impact on priorities in healthcare, accelerating digital health adoption and innovation. The industry had to pivot quickly, and Microsoft has pivoted with it as the company expands its partnerships in healthcare. In a HLTH 2021 session titled “How Microsoft is Enabling the Next Generation of Patient Care and Collaboration,”…
Digital screens are essential for healthcare facilities. More than simply a screen on a wall, digital signage can be part of a larger strategy to more actively engage with a community and provide valuable information, especially in healthcare settings. Digital signage combines flat screens, touch screens and Wi-Fi to improve communication of important information such…
