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See Advanced Courses NAH, I know EnoughOne of the biggest challenge to medicine is the incorporation of technology in our practices - Samuel Wilson
I recently stumbled upon an article which stated some facts on technology and its impact on one of the biggest sectors in the world - Healthcare. I was taken by surprise to know that a survey which engaged patients of all varieties, stated that two thirds of them had not been in a discussion with the doctors about their own treatment, more than 35% did not have a clear picture about the goals of their treatment, and 20% received a conflicting information from different professionals.
This article was a little old and I'm sure the numbers must have improved a bit over a couple of years. However, the ultimate challenge of achieving an electronic health care system capable of representing and sharing the required information with the patients and within their family has been tackled for quite a while now.
The regulatory environment and the complex requirements faced by the hospitals, medical device companies, and healthcare service providers reflects the dire need of a complete technology makeover. A successful campaign requires systems to manage huge and complex medical information, a focused business intelligence to stay ahead in the competitive market and an IT infrastructure to meet the ever constant customer demands.
Above all, the industry needs something which is much more powerful and intelligent than your average CMS.
Of course there is no "the one and only right CMS" for an industry like healthcare where the options are completely dependent on certain variables based on the requirements. But the open-source Drupal CMS is often one of the top contenders, with Drupal development companies having built some of the top notch healthcare websites.
A robust platform with numerous modules for customization, and designed to accommodate innumerable changes, Drupal with its out of the box functionality is one of the most preferred CMS in the healthcare industry in recent times.
There is not much to be happy about the Healthcare IT sector, as the need to opt for a complete technology makeover looks bleak with the decreasing budgets and the increasing requirements. In dire need of user-friendly, human-centric healthcare websites or applications for the patients and the clinical team, Drupal CMS seems to be the best CMS for healthcare organization out there in the market.
Its flexibility allows healthcare web applications to exploit APIs to create fully integrated platforms to improve data flow between multiple systems. This allows you to build new healthcare websites, applications and solutions using the Drupal architecture as the backbone.
Data accessibility is one of the biggest concerns in the healthcare industry. With hundreds of patient records, their health history and other important details being accessed by multiple teams, there is a high risk of security, chances of data being misplaced or even exchanged in certain cases. A common flaw in every healthcare system, this affects the workflow directly thus reducing the efficiency.
However, Drupal improves data liquidity and thereby decreases redundant workflows to make data more accessible to the necessary teams in a quicker fashion. This helps them make decisions faster (especially in a critical situation) and also gives them more time and ability to interact with the patients to provide better care.
As an organization, your requirements are bound to change with time and using a single vendor or a specific web partner can sometimes be a hindrance as this requires migrating to a new platform. And this is a common scenario in the healthcare industry. Fortunately Drupal makes things a lot easier for healthcare systemsor organizations looking too upgrade.
Drupal ensures that if there is a need to switch vendors, migration is not required as there are numerous qualified vendors who support Drupal and prevent you from getting "caught up" with a single vendor.
Drupal's robust API integrations can be a huge advantage to the healthcare industry who can benefit by extending your current Health IT platforms without having to completely tear down the pre-existing system and replacing it. This approach not only helps you improve the user-end experience (for the patients and the clinical team) but also saves you from spending some big bucks and reduces IT disruption.
An open framework that offers limitless ability to extend and customize, Drupal CMS is the perfect platform for all types of healthcare websites.
With a unique ability to provide a fully integrated, responsive, seamless, intuitive and a cost-effective solution capable of adapting to the constant change in the healthcare industry, Drupal has been a key resource to achieve enhanced experiences while bringing better healthcare for the patients.
While the enterprise Drupal CMS has been a great success and is the first choice for organizations in government sectors, education, and media, it is the robust API capabilities and the extensibility that will help the platform make headlines in the Healthcare system. As a content management system for healthcare, Drupal creates an unforgettable customer experience by leveraging a unified platform for content, community and commerce. As a Drupal development company, we don't see the exponential growth of Drupal CMS in the healthcare sector slowing down anytime soon.
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