Dissatisfaction is driving an upsurge in Emergency Department Information Technology replacements.
With a surge in patient visits to emergency departments at seven of every eight U.S. hospitals — driven by a shortage of primary care physicians, aging population, data driven industry, and the increase of high-deductible patients under Obamacare — healthcare facilities are increasingly congested, overtaxed, understaffed, and falling short of patient satisfaction.
A Black Book survey of over 700 emergency department administrative and nursing managers and more that 1,100 ED physicians found 89 percent believe their hospitals made hasty judgements regarding EHRs and ED systems between 2010 and 2013 resulting in falling productivity, rising liability, and stalled connectivity. For the full article click here
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