Although getting all of the major players involved with healthcare technology around the same table may seem like a daunting task, it is essential to worthwhile capital purchases — according to the principal nursing consultants behind COR (Clinical Operations Renewal), LLC.
Too often, they said during their Saturday morning presentation at the AAMI 2017 Conference & Expo in Austin, Texas, the stakeholders in the healthcare arena are working at cross-purposes. Senior leadership may be focused on return on investment and reimbursement; vendors on sales strategy and trumpeting device features; information technology on device functionality and interoperability.
In the middle of all of it, the needs of clinical end users — including nurses — can get lost in the shuffle.