Innovative Strategies for Managing Patient Care through Mobility

This post was originally ran August 11, 2017 on Healthcare Business Today. The use of mobile technology by the healthcare industry is on the rise. Recent research published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association finds that the use of these new technologies can greatly improve patient care.  It can also improve collaboration between caregivers, payers and clinicians which can increase the quality of care. A mobile, device-empowered, patient consumer has now opened the door for new care and treatment models that can be delivered virtually (video, text) by an equally remote and technology-enabled clinical provider. Mobility solutions can improve collaboration between care teams which helps to reduce medical errors through real-time clinical decision-making, Mobility has been a strong influencer in the industry, both from an internal perspective (e.g. clinicians wanting to use their own latest technologies), to patients and members who want to use their technology to interact now with their healthcare providers. However, as mobile technology continues to evolve and become a more integral part of patient care, there is a need for healthcare providers to become more innovative and to be more agile, increase their speed, security and the convenience of their offerings in order to support this shift. Innovation at the Edge Starts with Innovation at the Core Many people think innovation is about a new product, gadget or application. Customers like to see and h...
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