Innovation to Address Physician Burnout

05th March 2019 – Written by Alex Green – Featured in Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology – Here are some takeaway insights on key technologies highlighted at the Healthcare Information Management and Systems Society (HIMSS) 2019 meeting in February. Here we focus on physician burnout, a significant theme at the conference, particularly in relation to electronic health record (EHR) product developments.

Four key technology trends observed at HIMSS included:

• Developments in data sharing and interoperability – particularly in supporting risk stratification and the move toward personalized medicine.
• Business diversification among EHR vendors (both product and vertical market)as their attempt to maintain historic growth rates
• The increasing importance of telehealth at HIMSS, particularly considering recent changes to reimbursement policy within the U.S. Read more on the telehealth trend.
• How EHR vendors will address physician burn-out