Can Healthcare Optimize Its Human Resources and Redefine Care Delivery in the Process?

The following is a guest article by Ashish V. Shah, Co-Founder & CEO at Dina Faced with a stressed system, healthcare’s next—and most crucial—innovation frontier should focus on optimizing the access, flow, transitions, and use of human resources  When patients stay longer than expected in the hospital because there is no safe handoff, the results can cause significant financial stress.  We know that our aging population has complex needs, requiring more post-acute and in-home care as well as other community-based support. Many skilled nursing facilities are short-staffed, so patients cannot always transition out of the hospital in a timely manner.  At the same time, there simply are not enough nurses and other healthcare providers to care for the people who will need support and resources in the next five to 10 years.  A recent report by McKinsey estimates there will be a shortage of 200,000 to 450,000 registered nurses (RNs) in the U.S. by 2025 if healthcare stakeholders and federal leaders do not take action. Although the number of RNs has been anticipated to increase by 6% by 2031, forecasts show it won’t be enough to close the gap. What does this mean to the healthcare system and to patients––particularly those who are ready to leave the hospital and move home or to their next site of care?  Consider the case of a patient leaving the hospital. Insurance authorizations, determining bed availability, staffing and other processes are often commu...
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