This isn’t about powering your data center with solar cells on the helipad. It’s actually about capturing the creativity and time that you’re already paying for. Clinical staff inside hospitals are powerhouses of innovation and creativity. Have you seen what a nurse can do with a roll of 3M transpore tape?!
I only half kid about the tape, but anyone who has tried to introduce new solutions and technology into a clinical workspace has undoubtedly been met with skepticism. Anyone who has gone back to see how those systems and tools are actually used, has undoubtedly been surprised to see how and if they were used.
Are those tablets waterproof? They make great trays for carrying medications and water.
Giving clinical staff back time to focus on their patients and get creative with solutions for systems, processes, and technology innovation can be invaluable. In a time when doctors, nurses and technologists are leaving the bedside and joining tech companies, it can be more important than ever to retain that staff and capture those ideas. Many of these ideas are not large scale changes to the macro environment, they are small and relatively simple ideas that make interactions and workflows easier that can lead to better engagement.
How do you give back time? When we think of the time wasted on inefficient processes, especially when it comes to inefficient IT systems, there is a large opportunity to free up time. In previous posts I’ve written about the inefficiency of reporting application and integration outages and how early notification can save clinical time.
How do you harness that “free” energy? Since you’re already paying for it, it’s not really free, maybe it’s more akin to installing a co-generation plant. When you alleviate the burden of reporting IT issues by clinical staff, they are free to focus on their patients, to address their patient’s needs, concerns, and monitor for their safety. Time and attention lead to fewer safety incidents and better outcomes. Beyond that when clinical staff have time to consider their workflows and systems interactions they will come up with better ideas.
Consider all the money spent on “solutions” and upgrades that do not yield expected results. When a new solution is proposed how much engagement are clinical staff able to give before a purchase? How much time and energy are they able to spend making the new solution work? How much thought are they able to give to iterating and improving EHR user interfaces and workflows? All of these things take time, and if they don’t have time, all these solutions will seldom achieve their full potential.
Leveraging IT assets to their fullest potential will improve the ROI, in addition to improving margins. For over 10 years Tido Inc. has been partnering with hospitals and healthcare organizations to leverage the most from their IT infrastructure. Automated applications and interfaces monitoring and alerts, application integration, and assisting with digital strategy. Contact us today to see how we can help capture some of that energy!
I wonder if solar panels on a helipad would work? I think I’ve found today’s rabbit hole!