5 Ways Your Hospital Can Improve Care Efficiency and Patient Experience with Mobile Devices

The volume of patient protected health information that nurses, doctors, and clinical staff have to manage on a daily basis has skyrocketed as e-health initiatives have blossomed at hospitals and health systems. Encouraged by a combination of financial incentives, payer requirements, federal mandates, and quality initiatives, healthcare providers have implemented electronic health record (EHR) and other clinical solutions to streamline patient care. This has significantly increased the amount of time that nurses and doctors spend in front of computer terminals updating charts, evaluating test results and imaging, and communicating with other care team members. Hospitals are also affiliating with more physician groups to expand their offerings and sources of revenue. At the same time, EHRs have yet to produce improvements in clinical communication efficiency and cost savings.