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Priorities to accelerate workflow automation in health care
Teresa Zayas-Cabán1, Tracy H Okubo2, Steven Posnack3
1National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Automating health care workflows can improve efficiency for patients, clinicians, and staff. The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) identified six priorities and strategies to advance automation in healthcare.
Area of Science:
- Health Informatics
- Industrial Engineering
- Health Care Management
Background:
- Inefficient healthcare workflows negatively impact patients, caregivers, clinicians, and staff.
- Advancements in health information technology and computing offer potential for workflow automation.
- The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) initiated a study to explore automation opportunities.
Conclusions:
- Workflow automation holds significant potential to enhance healthcare efficiency and stakeholder experience.
- A structured approach with defined priorities and strategies is crucial for successful healthcare automation.
- Collaboration between informatics, research, and industry stakeholders is essential for progress.
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