Tighter Integration and Collaboration Among Clinicians With Your McKesson System

[Alexandra Casey]

Hospital CIOs face a variety of challenges in an industry that is rapidly changing and has left many wishing for major changes to happen soon. A recent Health Data Management report captured the wishes of one CIO, Michael Krouse of Ohio Health, by asking him what would be on his wish list this year; integration and collaboration were areas of emphasis.

Importance of collaboration hinges on integration in healthcare
Getting clinical staff members to work together to improve patient care processes depends on more than just effective communication – it also depends on the capacity to share data effectively. Krouse told the news source that collaboration is on his holiday wish list because clinical collaboration between caregivers and within the broad workforce is currently limited by cultural hurdles that need to be overcome.

“Ten years ago, hospitals were hubs,” Krouse told Health Data Management. “Caregivers and physicians saw each other in the hallway, the dining room or during grand rounds. Physicians don’t come as often to the hospital. Some are slow to adopt technology that keeps them well connected yet to maintain that culture of being one big family in one digital space this would require all clinicians work together to keep as connected to the clinical community as possible. ”

Using integration technology to enable collaborative care
By tightly integrating the patient care cycle all clinicians can benefit from data exchange and collaboration. Sharing of critical patient data securely and accurately can allow all clinicians to play a role in the decision making of the patient whether the clinician is onsite or a in a remote location. The Summit Interoperability Platform is one technology platform that enables just this by ensuring secure transmission of data and bi-directional flow of data across the continuum of care.

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Alexandra Casey is the Marketing Coordinator for Summit Healthcare, a sponsor of McKesson Social.