HIC 2024: Dr George Gellert, Imprivata

How can technology improve ease and use of Electronic Health Records (EHR) on a global scale? 📱🌏
Host Peter Birch interviews Dr. George Gellert, a public health physician and health informaticist from San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Gellert shares his insights from three presentations on emerging technologies aimed at enhancing population health by improving EHR usability.
Topics covered include:
Managing a Mobile Device Fleet in Healthcare
📱: Dr. Gellert discusses the early phase of mobile device fleet adoption in hospitals, detailing the challenges and benefits of device mobility for clinicians. An international survey across Australia, the UK, US, and Germany highlights a "love-hate" relationship with mobility at its current stage.
Solutions by Improvada
💡: Dr. Gellert talks about how Improvada's suite of solutions, particularly in collaboration with Yale New Haven Hospital, has transformed mobile device capabilities, leading to reduced costs, lower idle times, and increased clinician satisfaction.
Quantifying Time Savings and Financial Impact
⏱️💵: In various studies, including one in the US and follow-up research across England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, Dr. Gellert quantifies the colossal time and financial savings from reducing login times for clinicians. The study suggests transformative potential for both clinician satisfaction and national healthcare budgets.
Key takeaways from this episode focus on the operational, financial, and clinical benefits of better-managed health IT systems, highlighting the potential to reduce clinician burnout and improve patient care globally.
This interview was recorded at HIC 2024 in Brisbane, Australia. For more interviews and episodes make sure you subscribe to the UA-cam channel, and catch a feature episode of the Talking HealthTech Podcast featuring some of these discussions!
#HealthTech #EHR #MobileDevices #HealthcareInnovation #TalkingHealthTech