Healthcare Think Tank

Professional growth empowers staff members to become more competent at their jobs as their career advances. Providing opportunities for employees to develop their skill set, acknowledge the employer wants to see the employee succeed, which contributes to perception that the healthcare enterprise is a positive place to work. How can we create a growth and development plan for every employee with maximum result and minimal impact on the enterprise limited resources.

The American Hospital Association estimated U.S. hospitals and health systems lost $206.6 billion from March 1 through June 30, 2020, while a study by FAIR Health found that provider revenue declined 48% in April compared with April 2019 Priorities for hospitals in this environment has been to preserve cash on hand, to reduce risk and to safeguard against financial volatility in the event of future pandemics or other disruptive events. But it also is important now, more than ever, for hospitals to rectify inefficient processes that often were given low priority under normal circumstances. As thought leaders have turned to technology, what are the key issues with technology decisions and implementations as we seek to improve stakeholder satisfaction,(patient, team, customers, board, regulators) and provide protection to the enterprise.

Ai is being applied within the healthcare field, especially for the tasks of diagnosis and treatment recommendations, patient engagement and adherence, and administrative activities of the healthcare workforce. Seemingly, the best thing about applying AI in healthcare is that it can be used to improve various spheres: from gathering and processing valuable patient data to being used for programming surgeon robots. Let’s take a closer look at how AI is impacting healthcare diagnosis including detecting and classifying disease; improving decision making process and driving treatment solutions.

Patient-centered care (PCC) is a multidimensional approach that focuses on the quality of care that each patient receives. Contrasted with another model of care that focused on treating a patient’s disease. Patient-centered care requires respecting and responding to the patient’s values, needs, preferences, goals, and hopes for the future. The management of patient centered care can make or break the healthcare experience. We strive to center the visit on the patient, but there are many moving pieces to the care experience that can put us off target. What do we need to manage in a patient centers care model?