Inside Digital Health February 17, 2020
There are plenty of reasons to get frustrated with the U.S. healthcare system, whether as a provider or patient.
By many accounts, the system is “grossly inefficient.” Data systems—from clinical notes to lab work; from diagnostic history to imaging tests—are fragmented and often documented on paper, making things complicated for medical workers.
According to a recent Gallup Report, “nurses in the U.S. spend an extra 18 hours per week on administrative tasks and clerical workers spend an additional 37 hours,” compared to their Canadian counterparts.
At the same time, life-saving care remains out of reach for many people, including the 80% of rural Americans whom the federal government designates as “medically underserved.” And in aggregate, Americans pay more money for...
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