When a patient seeks a medical clinic or private practice, a relationship of trust begins between them and the healthcare provider. Extremely private information will be collected and analyzed, and this will determine the appropriate diagnosis and treatment. People trust not just their health (and their lives) to healthcare providers, but their private data. The doctor is not the only one who has access to their information. The data can also be accessed by other...
Physicians play a crucial role in saving lives and keeping patients healthy daily. However, family responsibilities, personal issues, and overloaded work schedules often take a toll on them, causing physician burnout. Career fatigue is more prevalent among doctors compared to other types of workers in the United States. Of about 7,000 physicians surveyed in a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 41% reported at least one symptom of experiencing burnout....
As innovations and new technologies come about, technological strides in the healthcare and medical sector also pick up the pace. In fact, due to the emergence of digital healthcare solutions, clinics, hospitals, and other healthcare institutions have significantly improved and quickened the delivery of medical products and services to their patients. From detecting serious illnesses at their early stages to aiding healthcare professionals to reduce medical mistakes and errors, digital solutions allow for these and...
When a regional hospital in Illinois was hit by a ransomware attack, their entire IT infrastructure went down. The healthcare facility used automated data protection, backup and disaster recovery capabilities in the Panzura global file system to quickly restore files to a pre-attack state and undo unauthorized data encryption. The hospital outsources management of cloud storage and network connectivity to Panzura’s specialized managed-service partner Datatility. Data held in the Panzura system are backed up, replicated,...
A look at how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed healthcare tech development and how partnering with the right vendor could be your best answer to move forward. Healthcare is entering a new age where the question isn’t whether to partner — it’s how to choose the best partner to optimize your initiatives. The benefits of partnering are well understood and are being realized at all levels of the industry. For example, hospitals are exploring new...
As doctors face patients every day, exposure to different infectious microorganisms and harmful agents is a routine and therefore, wearing personal protective equipment that includes isolation gowns is a must. This serves as their first line of protection from the spread of illnesses and infection. What are isolation gowns? Isolation gowns are considered as one of the components of personal protective equipment utilized in the hospital setting. These gowns are used to protect those who...
The amount of medical equipment and supplies used in modern patient care is on the rise. With this increase in assets comes the need for effective health systems management tools. By incorporating IoT solutions into existing hospital IT systems, healthcare organizations spend less time tracking assets, reduce operational costs, save human effort, and improve the quality of care delivery. Smart medical asset tracking, in particular, saves nurses hours of manually searching for blood glucose monitors...
A recently published article by The Silicon Review provided valuable information on how BioIQ is changing the healthcare landscape. This new service has been connecting people by allowing patients to easily test for critical diseases, such as colon cancer and diabetes. Users can connect to the BioIQ screening network in multiple ways, including through home test kits, nursing staff companies, and pharmacies. This process occurs through web services and mobile devices to keep track of...
What makes a hospital great? Each year, a variety of industry lists designate which hospitals are ‘the best,’ including U.S. News & World Report rankings, CMS star ratings, Leapfrog grades and Truven Health Analytics. While many of these rankings use important metrics such as excellence in clinical care, patient outcomes and physician satisfaction, they often fail to recognize the intangible piece of what it truly takes to make a great hospital – culture. Great hospitals...
The HR department is completing all investigations within six weeks – a 43% improvement compared to 2016/2017 Hearings are now held within three weeks of each report – a 100% improvement on last year All disciplinary reports are now completed within three weeks Medway NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) provides a wide range of hospital-based services across Medway and Swale. As one of four acute Trusts in the southeast of England, its services are vital to...
