Panda Perspectives
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Erin Osbourne at CHIME Fall Forum
Erin Osbourn, CIO at the Child Mind Institute, shares her experiences at the Chime Fall Forum and highlights the importance of building a culture of inclusion, belonging, and work-life harmony within her team. She discusses her leadership approach of fostering vulnerability, empathy, and balance, while emphasizing the critical need to destigmatize mental health, especially in…
Jesse Folds at CHIME Fall Forum
Jesse Folds, Director of IT Operations and Cybersecurity at Opelousas General, discusses the growing focus on zero trust policies, cybersecurity, and the challenges of understaffed IT departments in healthcare. He highlights the importance of vendor partnerships that understand budget cycles and emphasizes shifting ROI metrics toward improving patient satisfaction and equipping nurses with tools to…
Ryan Thousand at CHIME Fall Forum
Ryan Thousand, CIO of Dahl Memorial Healthcare in rural Montana, discusses the unique challenges and opportunities of leading a critical access hospital in a small community. From leveraging AI and strategic partnerships to enhance patient care and operational efficiency, to his decision to join the Panda Health family for its vendor-agnostic, community-driven approach, Ryan shares…
David Clayton
In this Panda Perspectives episode, Duke Health’s David Claxton shares insights on measuring digital health ROI, drawing from his experience in both health systems and as a former digital health vendor. He discusses challenges in validating ROI claims, the importance of realistic vendor partnerships, and the surprising under-prioritization of clinic time savings. David highlights Duke’s…
Digital Health ROI Report
In this episode of Panda Perspectives, Panda Health’s Amy Oliver and David Jastrow dive into their newly released digital health ROI report, discussing surprising findings and key takeaways. They explore how hospital leaders prioritize patient outcomes, experience, and quality over cost savings, while also addressing skepticism around vendors’ ROI claims.
This Week Health Discussion
In this episode of Panda Perspectives, Jason Taylor sits down with Sarah and Drex from This Week Health to reflect on the key takeaways from the recent 229 city tour dinners. They explore the unique challenges healthcare leaders are facing, the importance of fostering connections in local communities, and the powerful role vulnerability plays in…
ROI Value in the Real World
In this episode of Panda Perspectives, Chris Hemphill, Senior Director of Commercial Intelligence at Woebot Health, discusses the importance of trust and alignment when defining ROI in healthcare technology investments. Chris emphasizes the need for early collaboration with clients to establish clear success metrics and highlights shifting executive priorities, including the growing focus on AI-enabled…
Key Predictions of Virtual Nursing
This case study focuses on the emerging industry of virtual nursing—a rapidly expanding field promising transformative changes to healthcare system management and patient care. Influential hospital leaders have shown significant interest in the adoption of these digital health tools, and anticipation is high for a substantial shift in the industry by 2024. Despite skepticism, virtual…
Key Benefits of Virtual Nursing
The advent of virtual nursing promises to resolve significant issues within the healthcare sector, such as alleviating burnout among nurse practitioners and combatting staffing shortages. Despite the enthusiasm currently leveled at this innovation, suspicion prevails among hospital system leaders, potentially hindering widespread adoption. This case study aims to scrutinize the potential benefits and outcomes of…
3 Components of Virtual Nursing
This case study explores the dynamic and rapidly evolving field of virtual nursing, highlighting the critical role of modern technologies and effective staffing. With a focus on the synergy between hardware, software, and people, we delve into how this cooperation model fosters outstanding patient care. The study aims to illuminate the benefits and hurdles of…
The Trajectory of Virtual Nursing
The medical sector consistently experiences modifications to improve efficiencies and alleviate occupational pressures in an effort to offer high-quality care to all patients. This case study explores the future of virtual nursing, an innovative approach that seeks to streamline healthcare processes and reduce the risk of nurse burnout. Drawing from the firsthand experience of a…
Assessing Vendors in the Exploding Remote Monitoring Space
This case study delves into the expanding arena of remote patient monitoring and highlights the critical role a vendor’s long-term strategy plays in shaping technology adoption, patient experience, and outcomes in the healthcare system. Applying theoretical strategies in analyzing a potential vendor’s growth trajectory, this study aims to provide insights on the vendor evaluation process…
Redefining Healthcare: Prioritizing in Remote Patient Monitoring
This report underscores the potential of remote patient monitoring (RPM) as a breakthrough element in patient-centric healthcare. It discusses the incorporation of digital technology for monitoring patients outside of clinical settings, with various affordable, clinically validated tools playing a vital role in improving patient outcomes. The report draws on industry-leading platforms, such as Tripolo and…
The Role of Automation in Healthcare
Automation is revolutionizing the healthcare industry, improving operational efficiency, and reducing costs. This report is a case study on the implementation of automation at Metro Health, Ohio, focusing on how this technology has enhanced patient care and netted substantial revenue improvements. The report employs a problem-solving approach rooted in healthcare management theory, concluding with recommendations…
Key Benefits of Healthcare Process Automation
With the evolution of technology, Healthcare Process Automation (HPA) is ushering in a new era of healthcare delivery. Its transformative impact is being felt across revenue cycle operations and patient engagement paradigms. This case study examines how Panda Health, a progressive digital health entity, leverages HPA to foster operational efficiency and enhanced patient engagement with…
Overcoming Value-Based Care Challenges
This case discusses the changing paradigm in healthcare from service volume to service quality, a shift underpinned by digital health technologies. The discussion centers around the potential benefits and challenges of digital healthcare in implementing value-based care. The key findings highlight the obvious advantages of such systems, but also underline significant barriers to adoption. The…
Transforming Patient Engagement with Effective Communication Software
In the complex world of healthcare, effective patient communication software is a game-changer, enhancing engagement and health outcomes while boosting operational efficiency. However, this sector is not without its challenges. This case study explores these challenges and outlines strategic recommendations for optimizing patient communication tools based on an interview with David Jastrow from the Panda…
Disrupting Healthcare with Patient Education Tools
This case study explores the role and impact of patient education software in healthcare, examining both its benefits and obstacles. Derived from a healthcare narrative, the key issues at hand include resistance to transformation, information overload, and the digital divide. Theoretical knowledge from health informatics and audience engagement strategies are the basis of this report….
Virtual Nursing: Combating Burnout, Transforming Care
Panda Health Reveals the Increasing Adoption and Substantial Return on Investment of Virtual Nursing. Addressing nurse labor shortages and burnout, virtual nursing leads to enhanced patient satisfaction and improved workload balance. DATELINE – Amid the ongoing national nursing shortage, healthcare organizations across the country are exploring innovative care models to improve patient care and staff satisfaction….