Healthcare executives need to address technology and data silos in their organizations, and none have confidence in facing the issue, according to findings by KLAS from its sixth annual Digital Health Investment Symposium. Providers told KLAS that a lack of true interoperability and poor integration and scalability of disparate point solutions exacerbate staff burnout and contribute to problems with training and retaining talent, Healthcare Finance reports.
Workforce and digital health solutions go hand-in-hand, according to Neil Oscarson, director of strategy and research for KLAS.
“There’s a clear problem when it comes to staffing today,” Oscarson said. “That staff line item has just been growing because of contingent staff. They’re saying, ‘How can we reduce that staffing line item?’ The solution is often, ‘Let’s just throw a bunch of money at it.’ That’s not viable anymore. It’s too expensive.”
Hospitals have addressed the problem by paying more for staff, he said, but now CFOs are looking for solutions that make a greater impact, such as how to predict inpatient volume, or load, to make more effective staffing decisions. Read more.
