When it comes to increasing innovativeness in healthcare, the first thing that comes to mind is a costly investment in breakthrough technologies: next-generation medtech, even more sophisticated IT infrastructure or most advanced digital platforms for patients.
However, due to financial constraints, not all facilities can afford to buy top-class solutions, employ medical information chief officers or culture change advisors. But groundbreaking changes may start with small initiatives, which over time will have a positive impact on the operations of the whole facility.
- The roadmap of transformation
- Doctors and nurses as innovators
Is there a chief digital doctor and nurse in your organization?Systems must be regularly reviewed, evaluated and updated to address the bottlenecks in the organization. Nobody has more knowledge about what is lacking, what goes wrong and what changes could boost the workflow than frontline workers. Nevertheless, few medical has identified chief digital physician and chief digital nurse. Not every facility needs CMIO – Chief Medical Information Officer and experts in this field are hard to find. It’s like a head doctor and head nurse but responsible for digital-related topics. In every hospital, there are early adopters of medical technologies who can take the lead. They collect feedback from healthcare workers, recognize disruptions and bottlenecks in the existing process and discuss necessary changes with management. Chief digital physicians and nurses are bridges between healthcare professionals and management.
- CMIO and change management
- Better workflow, enhanced evidence-based medicine