?? Hiring Top Tech Talent In Healthcare

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Hiring Top Tech Talent In Healthcare

What is Happening: Healthcare needs engineering talent to keep up with the rapid pace of innovation in the HealthTech space, but with a resource that is in high demand but often scarce in the U.S., this has caused health systems to look at IT talent across the globe.

Health systems like Providence and AdventHealth are looking to India to fill the gaps in tech talent. This overseas workforce helps run things such as business intelligence, big data, artificial intelligence engineering, network operations and cybersecurity and provides increased agility.

Key To Hiring Top Tech Talent In Healthcare:

Whether you are considering IT projects outsourcing or planning to opt for staff augmentation to fulfill the requirements for your healthcare project, finding the right partner is the key to hiring top healthtech talent.

The tech hires need to be carefully vetted to ensure a perfect business fit based on your unique requirements.

With 14+ years of experience in the healthcare software development industry, Arkenea has options of contract staffing, direct hires and contract-to-hire, based on your project requirements.

Get in touch with Arkenea’s team of expert consultants to figure out a staffing solution that is the most advantageous for your development project.

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Latest Breakthroughs This Week

Here’s the most important breakthroughs and advancements we spotted in the healthcare technology space this week.

• AI in EHR: WellSpan Health is embedding an AI tool from Nuance, a Microsoft company, into its Epic EHR system with the aim of automating clinical documentation.?The tool, Dragon Ambient eXperience, uses generative AI to generate clinical summaries for exam room or telehealth discussions within seconds, allowing for prompt review and entry into the EHR system.
• Patient Engagement: CommonSpirit is introducing a digital consumer experience to accommodate the changing needs of patients in accessing healthcare services. This initiative aims to create a unified digital platform across its five regions, offering a seamless way for patients to search, schedule, and access services. Benefits so far include $12 million in savings, improved efficiency, and enhanced patient metrics like experience and safety, with 592,000 hours monitored and 64,000 adverse events prevented.
• Cloud: UMass Memorial Health is teaming up with Google Cloud to leverage AI for better access to crucial medications for chronic illnesses like diabetes and heart disease. By using Google's data analytics and AI tools, UMass aims to identify suitable candidates for these medications, involving primary care physicians in the process. This partnership aims to personalize patient care and streamline medication management through virtual consultations and support from a specialized healthcare team.
• Chatbots: Amazon is training an AI chatbot to handle incoming patient messages and address administrative queries for One Medical. Its continuous investment in technology is aimed at reducing healthcare providers' time spent on administrative tasks.
• Spatial Computing in OR: Stanford Medicine is testing out Apple's new headset, the Vision Pro, in its surgical practice. The device was used during an ablation procedure to manipulate the virtual monitors and display all the data effectively. The organization is already contemplating additional applications for the spatial computing including exploring its potential for educational and training purposes, along with considering more advanced applications within the operating room.
• Remote Monitoring: Memorial Healthcare System says remote patient monitoring has been able to?decrease?hospital admissions by 50%, reduce readmissions by more than 22%, lower emergency department visits by 27%, and increase the number of visits to primary care providers, saving the organization $4 million. ?

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What Is Health Information System Integration?

Health information system integration refers to the process of combining different healthcare information systems and technologies to enable seamless sharing and exchange of health-related data among various healthcare providers, organizations, and stakeholders.

This integration aims to improve the efficiency, accuracy, and accessibility of health information, ultimately enhancing patient care coordination, decision-making, and overall healthcare delivery.

Read more about health information integration here.