CareTrends healthcare technology consulting professionals are all certified healthcare practitioners – most with over twenty years of combined experience in consulting, information systems and clinical healthcare. We employ experienced professionals who understand the unique workflow requirements of healthcare organizations such as yours.

CareTrends solves bigger business problems than just implementing software. We understand the healthcare process, not just the system. We will help you bridge information gaps in your healthcare enterprise, make sure you have a true Electronic Medical Record environment, and your hospital is ready for larger technology demands.

Are paper-driven processes slowing down workflow at your hospital?  Such inefficiencies contribute to inaccurate data and lost revenue. 

Workflow Analysis and Automation

What is workflow?
Workflow is the steps that you go through to complete a work task.

What is workflow automation?
Workflow automation helps by relieving people of some of the steps involved in the task.

What is workflow analysis?
Workflow analysis requires extensive experience within the healthcare technology process. This analysis documents workflow processes, analyzes information flow, analyzes system integration as well as work organization and provides areas for process improvement. In a dynamic industry such as healthcare, workflow and process automation are key components of business improvement. You are now mandated to take more responsibility for managing the manual processes still in place and reporting required by HIPAA. We work together to understand existing business and clinical processes so we can suggest optimizations before implementing any workflow automation software.

Hospital IT System Analysis

CareTrends works with you to define the workflow process and to determine your requirements in an IT solution. This includes a detailed workflow process review.

• What is your current technical infrastructure?
• What are the requirements for integration with existing IT environments?
• What is the scope of the project? We look at what you really need and what you are looking to accomplish.
• What is the cost?
• What are the project drawbacks?
• What parts of the hospital enterprise will be affected?
• Will your decision involve a projected hospital-wide system in the not-too-distant future?
• What hospital operational efficiencies will be realized and what financial benefits will be realized?
• What results does hospital management expect and what do your users expect?

Healthcare IT System Implementation

The actual implementation of the system comprises technical installation, system customization and configuration, and user training. CareTrends works with your hospital to manage the change process by providing support for the systematic analysis of the current workflow and the design of the desired workflow. CareTrends implementation training ensures consistency by providing useful training material and process-related work instructions.

Help Desk Support

After your system becomes operational, a cycle of technology system maintenance begins. CareTrends has complete Help Desk support available 24/7 to meet your needs. As with our other services, this program can be tailored to fit your facility's needs. If you would like more information about how we can help you, please click Workflow Analysis.