STORIES & SOLUTIONS FOR THE MODERN BUSINESS USER

By 2018, there will be over 2,800 retail health clinics in the U.S., nearly 50 percent more than in 2014. Traditionally, retail clinics offered a limited array of services focused on treating mild or seasonal medical issues, such as illness, preventative care and vaccinations, and basic low-level health services. As their popularity has steadily grown, due to their convenience when a problem may not be seen as important enough for a primary care visit, walk-in availability, and extended hours of operation, retail clinics have to accommodate the rise in patients. Now, these companies have shifted their focus towards expanding services, investing in technological capabilities, and growing patient volume.

Having your HR technology strategy align with HR and business strategies might make other organizations green with envy, but achieving a seamless implementation requires more than just luck. Since St. Patrick’s Day shouldn’t be your only four-leaf clover day, we’re here to help you make your own luck and ensure your next project is a success.

I recently had the pleasure of attending a lecture and discussion at MATTER, Chicago’s healthcare startup incubator and innovation lab led by Liz Connelly, JP Morgan’s head of commercial healthcare banking. The session focused on key trends and insights discussed throughout JP Morgan’s Annual Healthcare Conference.

The business world has changed in everything from statutory and regulatory policies to how people work, placing new demands on the ERP system. But the more process and technology change, the harder it is for legacy systems to keep up.

Craig Joseph, MD, is Chief Medical Officer at Avaap where he works with healthcare leaders to implement and optimize EHRs in order to increase physician satisfaction, improve efficiency, and ensure full value of the technology.

From the perspective of physician leaders, the HIMSS 2017 meeting was overwhelming (as always!) There are always more sessions to attend and more vendors with whom to visit than is humanly possible, but that doesn’t mean we don’t have fun trying.

Avaap recently exhibited at HIMSS 2017, the largest and most important healthcare IT conference in the U.S. We had a great week of deep discussions with clinical and business leaders about EHR and ERP technologies and trends impacting the healthcare industry. One of the most exciting things about HIMSS week is seeing what is top-of-mind for healthcare IT professionals and how healthcare technology is improving exponentially.

With love in the air for Valentine’s Day, Avaap thought it was a good time to share some of the fond (and not-so-fond) feelings our team has on electronic clinical documentation. Let’s start with what’s good:

As secure scheduling laws pass in cities such as San Francisco and Seattle, it’s creating tougher labor laws and greater complexity in scheduling practices for large retailers and food service establishments with 500 or more employees. Changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), originally scheduled to go into effect December 1^st but now postposed to June 1, 2017, add to employer liabilities and the need to increase controls on how workers are classified and paid.

Gartner recently released its Top 25 Healthcare Supply Chains list which recognizes healthcare organizations that are leading in improving patient care at sustainable costs. These organizations continue to show notable improvements connecting financial health, performance, and supply chain success.