Brigham Women’s Physicians Organization (BWPO), a leading global
healthcare provider, today announced its new partnership with IKS
Health, a premier healthcare solutions organization, to address the
demand for more detailed documentation, enable better patient and
physician engagement, and increase practice efficiency.
Through this partnership, BWPO will begin implementation of IKS’
Scribble services in June 2019. Scribble allows more time for
physician/patient interaction during clinical visits, frees up the
physician schedule for additional patient access and reduces time spent
on administrative tasks—giving doctors more time to care for both
patients and themselves. Leveraging this technology, some physicians can
spend up to 60 percent less time documenting data, saving 1-2 hours per
day, and enabling them to see more patients.
“We are working to identify solutions that allow providers to focus on
taking care of patients,” said BWPO’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. Jessica
Dudley. “By removing the burden of documentation requirements, IKS’
Scribble program will enable doctors to be more present and engaged with
patients, rather than focusing on the computer.”
“IKS has always been focused on the future of healthcare and worked to
provide quality care to all patients, while reducing administrative
burden,” says Sachin Gupta, founder and CEO of IKS Health. “Working with
Partners HealthCare and BWPO, we believe we’ll see this vision become
reality as we effectively reach and improve even more patient lives
through innovative technology, ensuring all stakeholders in the
healthcare continuum continue to push forward and see quality improve
for both patients and providers.”
About IKS Health
IKS Health enables the enhanced delivery of exceptional health care
for today’s practicing physician, medical groups and health systems.
Supporting health care providers through every function of the patient
visit, IKS is a go-to resource for organizations looking to effectively
scale, improve quality and achieve cost savings through integrated
technology and forward-thinking solutions. Founded in 2007, the
4,500-member strong workforce at IKS includes approximately 800
physicians and manages more than $10 billion in revenue for more than
14,000 client physicians throughout the United States.
About Brigham Health
Brigham Health is composed of Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH),
Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital, and Brigham and Women’s
Physicians Organization.
BWH is a 793-bed nonprofit teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical
School and a founding member of Partners HealthCare. BWH has more than
4.2 million annual patient visits and nearly 46,000 inpatient stays, is
the largest birthing center in Massachusetts and employs nearly 16,000
people. The Brigham’s medical preeminence dates back to 1832, and today
that rich history in clinical care is coupled with its national
leadership in patient care, quality improvement and patient safety
initiatives, and its dedication to research, innovation, community
engagement and educating and training the next generation of health care
professionals. Through investigation and discovery conducted at its
Brigham Research Institute (BRI), BWH is an international leader in
basic, clinical and translational research on human diseases, more than
3,000 researchers, including physician-investigators and renowned
biomedical scientists and faculty supported by nearly $666 million in
funding. For the last 25 years, BWH ranked second in research funding
from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) among independent
hospitals. BWH is also home to major landmark epidemiologic population
studies, including the Nurses’ and Physicians’ Health Studies and the
Women’s Health Initiative as well as the TIMI Study Group, one of the
premier cardiovascular clinical trials groups. For more information,
resources and to follow us on social media, please visit BWH’s online
newsroom at brighamandwomens.org/about-bwh/newsroom/overview.
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