Patient safety is an age-old concern in the healthcare industry. And now, with the added impetus of the COVID-19 pandemic, patient safety is on every stakeholder’s top of the mind. They are also realizing that the use of novel health information technology can provide avenues for potentially significant patient benefit.
While this realization is driving increased integration of digital tools with healthcare systems, it is further accelerating the innovation in the digital health domain. Many hospitals are now looking for advanced solutions to mitigate any untoward incident and strengthen the overall patient outcome and reduce the healthcare cost at the same time. Because of these current needs, many innovations such as telemedicine platforms, wearable devices, and mobile applications are coming into existence.
These tools could give the tech company a fuller picture of what is happening in a person’s life; for instance, a wearable device’s accelerometer can detect when someone is agitated, and GPS tracking could show a trip to the liquor store. These changes can also generate more patient data for healthcare systems to tackle efficiently on a daily basis. And as more data becomes available, the stakes will only go higher in terms of using that data responsibly and ensuring safety. This will also raise concerns about several threats to patient safety that have not yet been addressed. For example, software applications can be unreliable and unsafe.
At this juncture, the key considerations must be made about how these patient safety solutions can be thoughtfully integrated into an organization’s existing workflows. Organizations should consider a use-case driven approach to assessing their exact expectations from their patient safety solution providers. To assist businesses in such practice, we have compiled this issue of Healthcare Tech Outlook. In this edition, we have listed the top 10 patient safety solution providers to highlight those making significant contributions to the advancement of the overall care delivery model. Equipped with innovative technological capabilities, these companies are set to transform the landscape. This edition also blends thought leadership articles from subject matter experts, CIOs, and CXOs, along with real-life stories on how the companies have enhanced their clients’ capabilities. We hope this issue of healthcare Tech Outlook helps you build the partnership your business needs to ensure the utmost safety of their patients.
We present to you Healthcare Tech Outlook’s, “Top 10 Patient Safety Solution Providers – 2020.”
