By Ivor Campbell – The medical technology sector has long been characterized as the steady, reliable engine of the life sciences world. A sector offering consistent growth, without the wild volatility and boom-or-bust narratives of biotech or the frothy hype of digital health, it may be seen by some as “vanilla”, but it also has the benefit of being robust.
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By Ellie Gabel – How RTLS Are Tracking More Than Just Patients – Real-time location systems have become essential to modern hospital operations, providing instant visibility into the movement of patients, staff and assets across complex health care environments. While traditionally viewed as a patient-flow management tool, RTLS has evolved into a powerful engine for supply chain visibility.
By Chris Pace – Whether someone’s trying to find a provider, get cost information, or understand their next step in care, search is the primary gateway. Expectations are sky-high, shaped by the search experiences people have every day with Amazon, Google and ChatGPT. If your health system can’t meet those expectations, patients will go elsewhere, quickly.
By Ellie Gabel – Power disruptions can instantly derail operations in digitally integrated hospitals. Modern health care relies on a complex network of connected medical devices, cloud-based data systems and analytics-driven workflows that demand constant power. Even short outages can interrupt surgeries, disable monitoring systems and compromise patient outcomes.
By Jason Bobay – How Healthcare Organizations Can Reduce Harm, Support Clinical Teams, and Improve Patient Outcomes. Hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs) are one of the most common and costly hospital-acquired conditions in the United States, despite being largely preventable.
By Susan Clark – There are two kinds of joy I carried home from the Medicaid Enterprise Systems Conference (MESC) this year in Milwaukee. One was unexpected and a little quirky—the discovery of a mobile karaoke truck on the last day of the conference (yes, that really happened). The other was more lasting—the joy of making and sharing #clonnections.
By Ellie Gabel – EHR notifications, security warnings and clinical alarms are meant to advise clinicians on everything from drug allergies to dosage contradictions. They play crucial roles in improving patient outlook. However, in excess, they can cause alert fatigue.
By Lynn Carroll – Behavioral health and primary care integration is quickly moving from policy aspiration to expectation. We’ve long known that behavioral health disorders, including depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and others, can cause poor adherence to care plans and eventually increase utilization.
By Laura Young – It is one of the most common complaints in healthcare circles. If I can wire money across the globe with my phone or book a flight from my couch, why can’t my doctor instantly see my records from across town? Banking and travel feel light years ahead in convenience. But healthcare is not behind in the same way.