Healthcare IT Today asked 10 leaders across health systems, health IT companies, and consultancies how back-office health IT systems are improving operational efficiency in areas like finance, human resources, and supply chain management.
AssistIQ advisor Lou Fierens weighed in on the supply chain side, arguing that most attention goes to procurement, when the real bottleneck is data accuracy at the point of supply use. He points to computer vision and AI as what's finally closing the gap between what happens in the OR and procedural areas and what the back office actually knows.
