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Strategies for Deploying Connected Healthcare Tech Equitably
Connected healthcare technologies, including telehealth, remote patient monitoring and patient portals, are critical in today's digitized healthcare landscape. Not only do patients expect the healthcare industry to provide the same convenience and seamless digital journey as other industries, but healthcare providers also require added technological support to boost clinical outcomes and manage administrative burdens.However, there are myriad challenges to successfully implementing and utilizing this technology. These challenges exist on the patient and provider side, pushing healthcare organizations to consider various factors as they deploy connected healthcare tools.
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Connected healthcare technologies aim to strengthen the provider-patient relationship by creating a greater number of touch points and enhancing data exchange between the two. While these technologies provide numerous patient care benefits, they also require adjustments to clinician workflow.According to Frank Osborn, M.D., chief medical officer of the Tufts Medicine Integrated Network at Tufts Medicine, culture is more important than strategy when redesigning clinician workflows to include new connected healthcare technologies.
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