Medical technologies have come a long way since the days of manual appointment and check-in books, clip-board health information, gathering forms, and huge patient medical chart walls. Today, health clinics can enjoy far more simple and efficient processes with only a few changes to traditional methods of providing healthcare.
Consider these following four easy-to-use and inexpensive technologies for your own health clinic.
Touchscreen Check-In Desks
You do not have to pay your front office staff any longer to check in patients. With this slick setup, a patient walks up to a desk that features a wide, large LCD monitor located inside the waiting room or near the receptionist’s desk. Instructions at this touchscreen check-in desk explain to the patient that they only need to tap the screen and then tap out the letters of their name using large virtual buttons to check themselves into your clinic. In some clinics that offer a variety of diagnostic and treatment services, patients also select a clinic area.
Health Information Kiosks
A lot of front office staff time is wasted every day providing patients with information that is already available on your clinic’s website or local affiliated health system’s site. With the slick setup of a health information kiosk, your front office staff can direct patients to the kiosk and return to other tasks. Beyond information about the services offered at your clinic and local healthcare systems, health information kiosks can also be set up to provide patients local news and weather conditions, health and safety tips, emergency alerts, and even details about local restaurants and businesses.
Identification Scanning Software
One of the slowest processes at a clinic with new patients is establishing a record that contains accurate personal and health information. Some healthcare systems now provide clinics with the ability to quickly access information about patients already in their medical data storage programs. This is done electronically via scanning software that can be used with a patient’s driver’s license, medical insurance card, or a special system healthcare card. This type of slick setup also makes it possible for your clinic to save important information about a patient who is entirely new to the area and share it with local specialists and their staff members in hospital and other facilities.
These are only a few examples of the types of slick setups that can make traditional processes in your health clinic simple. These and other cutting-edge methods can also result in positive testimonials that attract more new patients to your clinic.
Eileen O'Shanassy is a freelance writer and blogger based out of Flagstaff, AZ. She writes on a variety of topics and loves to research and write. She enjoys baking, biking, and kayaking. Check out her Twitter @eileenoshanassy.
