workflow Coverage - MedCity News https://medcitynews.com/tag/workflow/ Healthcare technology news, life science current events Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:51:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 Beyond Support Teams: The Strategic Role of Centers of Excellence in Healthcare https://medcitynews.com/2026/04/beyond-support-teams-the-strategic-role-of-centers-of-excellence-in-healthcare/ https://medcitynews.com/2026/04/beyond-support-teams-the-strategic-role-of-centers-of-excellence-in-healthcare/#respond Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:26:00 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=145733

In today’s cash- and staffing-strapped, high-stakes healthcare environment, COEs are an operational necessity. The most successful organizations treat them as long-term strategic investments, or engines for scalable, sustainable transformation.

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Making Quality a Daily Habit https://medcitynews.com/2026/02/making-quality-a-daily-habit/ https://medcitynews.com/2026/02/making-quality-a-daily-habit/#respond Wed, 25 Feb 2026 14:45:00 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=144084

Sustainable quality doesn’t live in binders or dashboards; it lives in the small, repeatable actions that happen every day.

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Tackling the ASC Trifecta: Volume, Cost and Efficiency in Modern Eye Care https://medcitynews.com/2025/12/tackling-the-asc-trifecta-volume-cost-and-efficiency-in-modern-eye-care/ https://medcitynews.com/2025/12/tackling-the-asc-trifecta-volume-cost-and-efficiency-in-modern-eye-care/#respond Tue, 30 Dec 2025 14:36:00 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=142408

As surgical volumes and costs continue to escalate, more efficient coordination is the key to keeping patients and profits flowing smoothly through your ASC.

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‘Free’ AI Pilots Are Costing Health Systems Millions https://medcitynews.com/2025/11/free-ai-pilots-are-costing-health-systems-millions/ https://medcitynews.com/2025/11/free-ai-pilots-are-costing-health-systems-millions/#respond Sun, 02 Nov 2025 14:01:00 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=140708 money costs healthcare

Without clear goals and shared accountability, AI pilots can quickly become exercises in hope rather than strategy. 

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Fight Clinician Burnout with Better Interoperability Built on Clear Communication https://medcitynews.com/2025/04/fight-clinician-burnout-with-better-interoperability-built-on-clear-communication/ https://medcitynews.com/2025/04/fight-clinician-burnout-with-better-interoperability-built-on-clear-communication/#respond Tue, 01 Apr 2025 14:19:01 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=135434

Reversing this trend requires connecting disparate systems to enhance interoperability and communication and achieve more efficient, cohesive workflows. Implementing the infrastructure to streamline collaboration and reduce administrative burden will improve both staff well-being and patient outcomes.

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ViVE 2025: The Crossroads of Digital Health Innovation and Realities https://medcitynews.com/2025/02/vive-2025-the-crossroads-of-digital-health-innovation-and-realities/ https://medcitynews.com/2025/02/vive-2025-the-crossroads-of-digital-health-innovation-and-realities/#respond Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:13:09 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=134460

The conversations in Nashville reinforced the idea that while innovation remains essential, vendors must navigate the fine balance between bold ideas and real-world implementation, demonstrating not just promise but tangible outcomes.

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The Role of Clinical Collaboration Platforms in Enhancing Sepsis Care Workflows https://medcitynews.com/2024/11/the-role-of-clinical-collaboration-platforms-in-enhancing-sepsis-care-workflows/ https://medcitynews.com/2024/11/the-role-of-clinical-collaboration-platforms-in-enhancing-sepsis-care-workflows/#respond Tue, 19 Nov 2024 15:07:00 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=131586

While clinical collaboration platforms have already made a significant impact, there is still much work to be done to ensure that every hospital has the tools and protocols in place to respond to sepsis with the urgency it demands.

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Unify Digital Publishing with MLR Review to Speed Compliant Content to Market https://medcitynews.com/2024/10/unify-digital-publishing-with-mlr-review-to-speed-compliant-content-to-market/ https://medcitynews.com/2024/10/unify-digital-publishing-with-mlr-review-to-speed-compliant-content-to-market/#respond Fri, 18 Oct 2024 13:45:00 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=130455

Organizations are delivering digital experiences and content to HCPs on a much larger scale than was previously possible. Integrating digital tools will advance things even further and help marketers and MLR teams maintain brand consistency and ensure compliance across digital and content operations.

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From Silos to Synergy: Integrating Clinical Teams into Agile Product Workflows https://medcitynews.com/2024/09/from-silos-to-synergy-integrating-clinical-teams-into-agile-product-workflows/ https://medcitynews.com/2024/09/from-silos-to-synergy-integrating-clinical-teams-into-agile-product-workflows/#respond Tue, 17 Sep 2024 15:20:00 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=129681

Whether creating a health application or platform-based solutions, the effectiveness of innovation in healthtech relies not only on scientifically backed up technology, but more on consumer-driven design, highlighting the need for precision and efficiency.

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Medical Device Innovation: Transforming The Workplace https://medcitynews.com/2024/08/medical-device-innovation-transforming-the-workplace/ https://medcitynews.com/2024/08/medical-device-innovation-transforming-the-workplace/#respond Sun, 18 Aug 2024 12:25:00 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=128911

Medical device companies that leverage today’s technology to better share and track product and safety information will outpace rivals and gain a competitive edge. They will be the innovators that can solve problems faster and streamline their workflows for optimal efficiency.

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The Critical Imperative for Health Plans to Tackle Late Payment Interest https://medcitynews.com/2024/08/the-critical-imperative-for-health-plans-to-tackle-late-payment-interest/ https://medcitynews.com/2024/08/the-critical-imperative-for-health-plans-to-tackle-late-payment-interest/#respond Wed, 07 Aug 2024 13:56:00 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=128620 money growing capital

Health plans can reduce late payment interest by up to 25% year over year by focusing on three critical areas.

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Beyond Engineering: Integrating UX for Safer and More Efficient Medical Products https://medcitynews.com/2024/08/beyond-engineering-integrating-ux-for-safer-and-more-efficient-medical-products/ https://medcitynews.com/2024/08/beyond-engineering-integrating-ux-for-safer-and-more-efficient-medical-products/#respond Fri, 02 Aug 2024 14:41:00 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=128440 data providers AI

Many medtech products, very often too technical and scientific, emphasize features at the expense of processes and their interactions. While the approach to patient and treatment safety is crucial, there is a notable shift towards processes centered around patients and healthcare professionals.

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Meet Conserus, McKesson’s imaging line for value-based care https://medcitynews.com/2016/12/conserus-mckesson-imaging/ Tue, 06 Dec 2016 01:42:45 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=391202 McKesson discussed Conserus at last week’s RSNA conference in Chicago.

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Workflow remains the key to health IT project success https://medcitynews.com/2016/11/workflow-health-it/ Mon, 07 Nov 2016 14:15:38 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=388706

“We see some pretty big failure rates around project management,” Melissa Swanfeldt of EHR vendor Meditech. She spoke at CHIME last week.

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Children’s National looks to commercialize innovations from Bear Institute https://medcitynews.com/2016/07/childrens-national-bear-institute/ Tue, 26 Jul 2016 15:45:39 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=380686

With the help of electronic health records vendor Cerner, Washington, D.C.-based Children’s National Health System is preparing to commercialize some of its projects from the Bear Institute.

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Like Salesforce and others, SAP wants to take on healthcare https://medcitynews.com/2016/02/sap-healthcare/ Fri, 05 Feb 2016 21:36:38 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=365449

“The electronic medical record is a disaster,” SAP CEO Bill McDermott said in a meeting with financial analysts this week. He knows from personal experience.

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Florida’s Health First streamlines patient flow with Lean management https://medcitynews.com/2015/12/floridas-health-first-streamlines-patient-flow-with-lean-management/ Wed, 16 Dec 2015 14:00:06 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=360131 IT helped enable Lean methodology at Health First, a four-hospital IDN with a health plan in Brevard County, Florida.

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Emory Healthcare cuts clicks by optimizing EHR workflow https://medcitynews.com/2015/11/emory-healthcare-ehr-workflow/ Sun, 22 Nov 2015 14:20:20 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=358371 The results of Emory’s workflow redesign have been impressive. The Atlanta academic health system reported cutting the number of clicks physicians had to go through in the Cerner EHR by a third.

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Study: PAs, NPs do more e-prescribing in pediatric ED https://medcitynews.com/2015/11/e-prescribing-pediatric-ed/ Wed, 18 Nov 2015 11:57:26 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=358026 Perhaps it’s workflow, perhaps it’s culture, perhaps it’s just the nature of the setting, but physician assistants and nurse practitioners have been ?e-prescribing? ?at a higher rate than physicians in the ED of Children’s National Health System in Washington, D.C.

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IT, culture helps reborn L.A. hospital shed ‘Killer King’ past https://medcitynews.com/2015/10/it-culture-l-a-hospital-shed-killer-king/ Mon, 19 Oct 2015 23:53:26 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=355200 Five years in the making, the new MLK Community Hospital is spending upwards of $70 million on IT and is trying to instill a culture of accountability and safety.

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In health IT, workflow and integration matter https://medcitynews.com/2015/09/health-it-workflow-matters/ Fri, 18 Sep 2015 17:03:36 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=352055 Data must be easy to access because there will be little compliance with quality-improvement activities if physicians have to log into more than one system and click through multiple screens to find relevant clinical data on their patients, said Health Fidelity CEO Steve Whitehurst.

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Health IT tweet chat examines patient experience https://medcitynews.com/2015/08/health-it-tweet-chat-patient-experience/ Fri, 21 Aug 2015 18:46:35 +0000 https://medcitynews.com/?p=349163 There’s been plenty of talk about patient-centeredness in healthcare, but the experience too often remains provider-centric. For an hour on Friday at least, the focus of the weekly health IT social media tweet chat (#HITsm) was squarely on the patient.

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How hospitals are applying car production insights to workflow, supply management https://medcitynews.com/2015/08/hospitals-applying-car-production-insights-workflow-supply-management/ Sun, 09 Aug 2015 22:20:03 +0000 http://khn.org/?p=559309 Private hospitals in places like Seattle and Wisconsin started using Toyota’s system a decade or more ago. But it’s a newer idea for safety net hospitals.

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