With the implementation of electronic health records (EHRs) into practices, patient experience has improved, among other advancements at the point of care. These include better access to patient records and highly efficient care delivery. While these are some significant benefits, some practices experience certain drawbacks too, such as temporary slowdown of processes during EHR transition … Continued
In the ever-changing healthcare industry, hospitals or treatment centers continue to experience an upswing in technology innovation and adoption. Tech innovation in healthcare equates to quick response times and maximum patient satisfaction. At its core, new technology and processes are built to streamline healthcare workflows, ensuring that patient issues are always addressed. In this post, … Continued
Crisis situations in the healthcare industry have a greater magnitude than crisis in other industries, owing to the nature of the customers and the stakeholders that get churned up in the middle of it. For hospitals and medical practices, the pressure can be overwhelming, especially because their clients – the patients – trust them to … Continued
Horizontal innovation refers to the inculcation of technological advancements in different industries and domains of human life. When we imagine how these life-changing technologies are poised to change our lives, at the beginning of their adoption curve, the future is somewhat filled with hopes and fears. Statisticians and logicians have shown their support for the … Continued
Gartner Research provides insight into the healthcare industry, recommending robust clinical communication and collaboration (CC&C) solutions or technologies. OnPage is mentioned in Gartner’s latest CC&C guide, recognizing the organization for its digital scheduler, audit trails, automated alerts and live call routing capabilities. At its core, Gartner recommends OnPage to organizations looking to streamline clinical workflows … Continued
Physicians surveyed listed administrative tasks as a key cause of frustration and physician burnout. Accordingly, this results in workplace issues including, delays in communication, mishaps in surgery and monitoring failures. Fortunately, OnPage curated its HIPAA-compliant, clinical communications solution to help reduce physician burnout and improve care team collaboration, preventing dire consequences in the process. OnPage’s … Continued
There’s a solid rationale behind replacing antiquated technology, as they fail to keep pace with how the healthcare environment is evolving. One such invention is the good, old pager. Recently, the U.K.’s National Health Service Trust (NHS) was on the radar when the organization’s sensitive medical data was hacked by an individual in North London. … Continued
OnPage is pleased to announce a new, innovative complete administrator-user secure communications feature launching next month, allowing system administrators to communicate with on-call healthcare providers. OnPage wanted to launch a feature, where a console dispatcher can initiate and send secure messages to the right providers. After receiving a dispatcher message, on-call providers can reply back … Continued
Unexpected events make the healthcare profession one of the most challenging industries to navigate and plan for. Sudden, abrupt patient situations tend to occur, increasing the workload of healthcare providers. Similarly, process efficiencies and productivity such as alert escalations are a reflection of the care team’s ability to communicate. When teams are on the same … Continued
The OnPage team has landed safely back home from this year’s 2019 Healthcare Innovation Summit in Minneapolis, making great friends and shared memories along the way. Not only are we grateful for the Minneapolis experience, but we also enjoyed our time at the Boston event. The conferences were well organized, highly energetic and informative. We … Continued
