In our first installment of this blog, we discussed creating a patient-centric operational treatment plan, and using an omnichannel approach to delegate and empower the patient as an integral part of the oncology patient journey. In this post we will focus on addressing patient needs during the patient journey at a medical facility. Improving cancer-patients experience [...]
Healthcare providers today ask more of patients; inundating them with intake forms, screening questionnaires, patient experience & satisfaction scores and more. Nevertheless, patients are interested in getting pertinent educational information, information about supporting services, in-visit updates for waiting times, cause of waiting, and so on. This bi-directional communication between the provider and the oncology patient needs [...]
Today’s patients are not sitting idle in waiting rooms hoping they will be seen by a doctor at some stage. They are researching healthcare providers online, seeking recommendations on Social Media, looking up symptoms, booking appointments online and more. The explosion of wearables means patients can track their calorie intake, their sleep cycles, their steps, [...]
“Am I the next patient to be seen?”. Asked endlessly in waiting rooms all over the country, it’s a question born of anxiety, boredom and frustration. As hospital wait times run over time, appointments run late, and patients sit in drab reception areas and hospital queues wondering if they’ve been forgotten, the waiting room experience [...]
To highlight the increased scope of innovation in the public health sector, the Victorian Healthcare Association has added extra categories to their annual awards. For the first time, member organisations will be able to enter the Patient Engagement Award category and be recognized for their contribution to revolutionizing patient experiences. NEXA is proud to sponsor [...]
The Health Informatics Society of Australia (HISA) is hosting it’s 24th annual Health Informatics Conference (HIC) from 6-9 August 2017 at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre. For the past 3 years NEXA has been a loyal supporter of this event to showcase our progressive technology solutions that optimise the patient journeys in small, medium [...]
Healthcare in the experience economy. Your patients aren’t comparing their hospital experience to other hospitals, they’re comparing them to CBA’s banking app, their latest purchase on Amazon, how easy it was to book a ride through Uber or to sell a couch on Gumtree. More than just patients, they are marketing channels with new experience [...]
Interactive communication channels, digital in nature, augment the patient’s physical visit to the clinic resulting in a true omni-channel patient journey and experience, which healthcare providers can leverage to create more value both for themselves and for their customers. Healthcare providers are concerned with providing more value measured by outcomes and patient satisfaction, while reducing [...]
Sydney, Australia – 4 June 2017 Prince of Wales Hospital’s (POWH) Cancer and Haematology Services are setting new benchmarks for cancer patient care in the state-of-the-art Nelune Comprehensive Cancer Centre (centre), now located in the recently opened 10-storey Bright Alliance Building (building) in Randwick. The new $114 million building boasts world-class health care and medical [...]
NEXA were commissioned by Western Sydney Local Health District to implement and extend NEXA’s Patient Journey Optimisation Platform as part of the Blacktown Hospital Redevelopment Program into the new Clinical Services Building. As a key solution forming part of the digital hospitals strategy implemented at Blacktown Hospital, NEXA continues to work as a technology partner [...]