Collision Conference: Encouraging Signs for Healthcare

Collision #CollisionConf, one of the world’s largest tech conferences, wrapped up last week in Toronto, Canada. Based on the comments from the healthcare keynotes and from the digital health + medtech entrepreneurs roaming the aisles of the exhibit hall – there are encouraging signs that healthcare may weather the economic downturn better than other industries. Why? Because healthcare organizations still need technology to deal with the staffing crisis while still meeting the goals of reducing costs. Technology + Physician Retention Dr. Katharine Smart is the President of the Canadian Medical Association and a pediatrician in Whitehorse, Yukon, one of the more remote northern provinces in Canada. She sat down for a conversation with Healthcare IT Today about the role technology can play in helping to retain physicians and reduce clinical cognitive load. Physician attrition, #PhysicianBurnout and workforce are top concerns for healthcare right now. Technology can help. @CMA_Docs President Dr. Katherine Smart shares how #digitalhealth can rise to the challenge. #HITsm #CollisionConf pic.twitter.com/sXnGS4MUNy — Colin Hung (@Colin_Hung) June 22, 2022 [Note: Humblest apologies to Dr. Smart for typing her name wrong in the video and for not tagging her properly @KatharineSmart] Dr. Smart stressed how important it is for technology vendors to partner with physicians and nurses to better design their solutions. That partnership was, for the most part, missing for the pas...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - Category: Information Technology Authors: Tags: Clinical Communication and Patient Experience Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Revenue Cycle Management Telemedicine and Remote Monitoring Alaffia Health Canadian Medical Association CMA Collision Conference Dr. Brett Belchetz Source Type: blogs