A Better Connected Care Journey

Healthcare organizations must assess their connected care strategies and work toward a more integrated process.

Gone are the days of point solutions and patched-together processes for connected care. At this point, healthcare organizations should be moving toward a more integrated vision of digitally enabled care delivery.

Some organizations will need help overcoming persistent hurdles. But here are key areas where connected care has become a more seamless part of day-to-day service offerings.

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Remote patient monitoring: RPM leverages connected medical devices and videoconferencing and collaboration platforms to manage patients in their homes. There’s growth in programs to support chronic disease management and care coordination after hospitalization.
Telesitting and virtual nursing: Qualified teams can monitor multiple patients remotely and support bedside care teams on administrative and repetitive tasks.
Virtual rounding: Physicians can check in with patients in a more timely and efficient process while following physical distancing protocols as needed.
eICUs: An electronic intensive care unit could help an organization establish a centralized clinical command operation to provide care to at-risk patients and support understaffed teams.

Freshen Up Your Digital Transformation Journey

Healthcare organizations that feel stagnant in their digital transformation projects can find inspiration in three lessons from CDW’s own journey:

Value action over reaction. Make sure that IT investments align with enterprise aims. “The big change is that IT has become less of a reactive discussion and much more proactive and strategic,” says CDW CTO Sanjay Sood.
Take a step back. Whether it’s undergoing a third-party assessment or adopting a standardized framework for your project, sometimes a new perspective works wonders.
Pin down an AI strategy. Artificial intelligence will be a part of more workflows to come. Organizations should start implementing an AI approach if they haven’t already.

LEARN MORE: Here's why engaged team members boost the success of digital transformation.

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