Healthcare Magazine October 2018 | Page 31

Driving innovation
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Everybody wants to work here as it houses the latest software ,” chuckles Jost .
“ It ’ s a techy floor and everything links together . I think that is truly fantastic . This group is also building a brand-new hospital , which doesn ’ t happen very often as we ’ re always retrofitting old buildings . It ’ s very exciting for Black- Berry as well as for Mackenzie Health in that we get to help them on this journey towards a smart hospital .”
Driving innovation
Such digital innovations will greatly promote positive patient experiences and ensure stronger working relationships between professionals .
“ There are a number of things which are important to creating positive patient experiences ,” explains Jost . “ I worked with one particular hospital where they integrated their bedside machines to send alerts directly to nurses ’ smartphones . Through this , they greatly reduced overhead paging . It ’ s interesting how strong an impact this had and was a very powerful way to improve that patient experience .”
However , despite such innovations , investment in cyber-security services
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