Helping Children with Physical Disability

A vibrant healthcare community is one that comprises of a patient portal, an effective social network of people and patient centric tools that enable patients to connect with their providers securely and easily from anywhere. It also provides the required information to its members and a better communication between patients and providers.

Nowadays, there are different patient portal software available that perform  multifaceted tasks.  From building healthcare communities to collaborating/working together, managing and administering everyday health of patients, all on a comprehensive interface. These healthcare communities have proved extremely helpful for children with special needs. Children with disabilities require special care and attention from their parents and families. These communities aim to educate the parents and give crucial information on different aspects as how to handle these children, give  a good upbringing, information on nutrition, exercise and many other important topics related to them.

These communities provide online healthcare practical programs that enable parents of disabled children to interact with their physicians and seek medical and psychological advice. Also, healthcare communities help in fund raising for sponsoring different disability programs for the children.

The Saviance iHealthConnect is a mobile integrated and cloud based healthcare community software which is designed to give providers, insurers, employers & caregivers the power to create active patient communities, shape ideas, generate interest and strengthen their brand image. It includes a comprehensive range of activities that enable both patients as well as providers to have a seamless intercommunication which is essential for self-sustaining and success of any community. This solution enables patients to share videos, stories of survival, discuss different treatments, refer doctors, integrate their social media presence and achieve much more.

Enhancing Collaboration across Healthcare

In today’s healthcare system, healthcare providers are more focused on enhancing collaboration within their healthcare settings. When there is a gap in communication and collaboration among healthcare providers, the patients’ safety becomes at risk for various reasons. This could be due to lack of inflow of critical information, misinterpretation of information, unclear communication over phone or sudden changes in the guidelines. Effective clinical practice thus involves successful flux of information across the organization, a better means of communication and collaboration.

Healthcare organizations across the US are now seeking IT solutions to enhance collaboration within their healthcare settings. Many healthcare organizations are implementing patient community software for building vibrant healthcare communities to connect with their patients and engage them in a meaningful way.

Communication: A key to successful collaboration
Collaboration is critical for the success of healthcare organizations. It is important to have a meaningful use site where patients, physicians, and other healthcare givers can collaborate effectively.

It is seen that communication and collaboration issues often take place within the hospital management setting, while addressing urgent medical issues or when a clinician is needed on an emergency basis. These issues can also occur in other situations such as when multiple members of a professional care team are involved to resolving a patient’s issue such as discharge planning. Depending on the complexity of the patient’s condition, care must be coordinated across multiple disciplines and specialties. This includes the nurse, the pharmacist, and other allied health staff, along with the various specialists. Most of this communication is facilitated using numeric pager or other mediums that prove to be inefficient and interruptive.

This is where collaboration and communication through a secure portal becomes crucial to address the issues resulting from huge workload and the importance of maintaining quality service.

Saviance iHealthConnect is a healthcare community software that builds engaging and self-sustaining communities for providers, payers, patients and other stakeholders. It is a comprehensive mobile integrated, cloud based Patient Portal Software that creates active patient communities, shape ideas, generate interest and strengthen the brand image of healthcare organizations.