In recent years, healthcare has been significantly influenced and shaped by a well-intentioned push towards the digital age. Unfortunately, in practice, policies, incentives, and IT systems have often been counterproductive to their goal — to enable connected,...
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Care Coordination Tech Reduces Readmissions at Penn Medicine
Whether sharing information between a team of primary care doctors during the handoff process, communicating with consulting specialties or gathering information across multiple hospitalizations of the same patient, seamless and consistent data sharing is paramount...
Back to the Twilight Zone: Healthcare Surrealism
One of the most fabled television shows of all-time, The Twilight Zone, debuted in 1959. Although many of the storylines were rooted in science fiction, the show had a knack for reflecting cultural perceptions and tackling surreal issues of the era. There were even...
Seven Times Tech Saved the Day in Healthcare
Healthcare is one of the largest and most complex industries in the United States. However, unlike other advanced industries, such as manufacturing and finance, we don’t often think of it as a “well oiled machine” - it's often closer associated to a slow moving barge....
Survey: Only 15% Believe Burnout Will Improve in Near Future
In recent years, there has been increased awareness around the causes, impact and solutions for physician burnout. In fact, according to a recent leadership survey conducted by the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), 83% of respondents have recognized physician...
An open letter to Clinicians: It’s Time to Demand Better.
Fellow Clinicians - When we go to work, we are stepping in to one of the most personal and high stakes jobs. Every day, we ask patients to put their total faith and trust in our experience as we navigate them through some of the toughest and scariest times of their...