Physician Office Technology Report: Make sure new IT solutions solve patient flow problems

Article Overview

This article examines how physician practices and hospitals are using health IT to address workflow redesign, patient flow, reporting, and care delivery coordination. It discusses the operational and organizational changes that often accompany EHR adoption, along with broader issues such as patient access, scheduling, data extraction, and payment-model alignment. The piece is aimed at physicians, practice managers, and healthcare leaders evaluating whether technology investments are truly solving process problems rather than simply adding software.