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Survey: Nearly Two-Thirds of Hospitals to Implement Automation in Next Two YearsCOLUMBUS, Ohio, March 12, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The cost of care continues to rise across the country and healthcare decision-makers are evaluating how technology can enhance operational efficiency and care delivery. Hospital and healthcare systems’ administrative employees are on the front lines of handling large volumes of siloed data, creating a backlog of work that impacts patients, clinicians and payers. Robotic process automation (RPA) and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies ease operational burdens and safeguard against employee burnout -- for that reason, they are being implemented across the care continuum. A 2019 survey of healthcare decision-makers at two leading industry conferences found that nearly two-thirds of the respondents intended to implement automation technology within the next two years. The data conveys further growth of a trend identified in last year’s research collected by Sage Growth Partners, which showed half of hospital leaders planning to invest in AI and RPA. Compiled by Olive, at the 2019 HLTH and Becker’s Revenue Cycle conferences, the data also found tat hospital leaders view automation as a means to address a wide range of issues, from operational redundancies to freeing up staffing resources to handle mission-critical tasks. Other notable survey findings include:
“Health systems nationwide are rapidly adopting an AI workforce to deliver enterprise-wide transformation,” Sean Lane, CEO of Olive said. “Healthcare leaders understand that it’s critical to act now. Deploying an AI workforce – a solution that’s far beyond simple static automation– is the only way to sustainably address healthcare’s biggest challenges.” The survey respondents included 89 executives spanning the roles of chief medical information officers, IT directors and managers, revenue cycle managers and data analysis leaders at hospital systems and independent hospitals in the United States. Olive surveyed attendees in the healthcare space at Becker’s Health IT + Revenue Cycle Conference and HLTH, two major conferences for healthcare IT leaders and decision-makers. To learn more about Olive, visit www.oliveai.com. ABOUT OLIVE Media Contact: |