4 Ways Entrepreneurs Can Innovate in the Healthcare Space

"Have you been to your doctor recently? You've probably noticed how technology is, in some ways, making doctors’ jobs more difficult. They're staring at a screen for a significant portion of your visit. Maybe you sense their frustration as they search for the pull-down menu needed to record your diagnosis or select your prescription. And by looking over their shoulder, you’re catapulted back to 1999 with text-heavy, template-driven screen after screen.

Poor technology is contributing to burnout in doctors. More than 40 percent of hospital executives are either indifferent or dissatisfied with their current electronic health record (EHR) system, according to a 2014 survey. Even worse, doctors now spend an average of only eight minutes per patient, or 12 percent of their total time -- and this is down from 20 percent in the late 1980s." Read more

Marc Willard Entrepreneur 20 Mar 2017