As 2013 begins to wind down, many ASC owners are beginning to consider budgets for 2014. One important aspect of many budgets in the coming year is technology. Tech has played a lead role in how healthcare is delivered, processes are streamlined, and patient care is enhanced.
Here are a few ways technology can directly benefit your ASC and save you some dough:
1. Patient Flow Tracking: Eliminate impatient toe tapping in the waiting room by allowing family members (and clinical staff) to track patients through each stage of the surgical procedure by displaying progress on a flat screen in a waiting room, or clinical area.
2. Patient/Provider Messaging: Send text messages to patients to remind them of upcoming appointment times, directions to the facility, or instructions on how to prepare for a visit. Proven to reduce the amount of missed appointments, text messaging also reduces time spent on the phone.
3. Online Nursing Assessments: Get a patients complete medical history with a high level of accuracy. Eliminate games of phone tag, and give patients the convenience of filling out their medical history at their leisure.
Find out 3 more ways you can save money for your ASC in 2014 by reading Kevin McDonald’s (VP Surgery Source Medical) original article here.