{"id":1487,"date":"2022-04-06T10:36:31","date_gmt":"2022-04-06T10:36:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vozo.xyz\/blog\/?p=1487"},"modified":"2024-02-20T11:07:54","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T11:07:54","slug":"effective-role-of-the-patient-portal-in-solving-staff-shortage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vozohealth.com\/blog\/effective-role-of-the-patient-portal-in-solving-staff-shortage","title":{"rendered":"Effective Role Of The Patient Portal In Solving Staff Shortage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

So first, let us ask you a question. what was the biggest challenge that the healthcare industry faced during the time of the pandemic other than the shortage of amenities? Yes, you guessed it right – \u201cstaff shortage\u201d<\/strong> in both clinical and non-clinical departments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

We see hospitals and clinics go out of beds and medicines. But the shortage of staff made the biggest impact as patients waited for long hours just to be checked by a doctor or a nurse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That was a very bad condition. But fortunately, some online software platforms emerged from the dust to help hospitals and clinics tackle this beleaguered situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Patient portal<\/strong>, one of the platforms assisted and helped the healthcare organizations to deal with staff shortages, as they cut down the major part of patient dealing work done by personnel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What Is Patient Portal Software?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Patient portal software<\/a><\/strong> allows the users to get access to their medical-related information, provided by their physicians and hospitals\/clinics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This software is mainly dealt with, by the patients or the users, to get hold of their medical records, manage appointments with their physicians, review discharge summaries, lab results, medical prescriptions, allergies, lab results, etc., using an internet connection and a medium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Reason For Staff Shortages In Healthcare<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Staff shortages happen not only due to the lack of graduates and professionals. It is also caused by the resignation of staff members due to stress, overwork, and burnout<\/a><\/strong> at the workplace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to a new study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings<\/em><\/strong>, \u201cone in five physicians intend to leave their practice in the next two years because of employee burnout, increased workload, fear of infection, and stress associated with COVID-19\u201d- December 2021. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The findings indicate increased pressure on an already strained healthcare workforce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Family responsibilities, time\/target pressures, crowded and unpleasant environment, low control, managing platforms like EHR, work overload, stress by losing control, and dysfunctional workplace dynamics contribute to the burnout and stress of the staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many research found that the other reason behind staff resignations and reduction of working hours is fear of exposure to viruses, anxiety, and depression related to COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Alleviating Staffing Shortages With Patient Portals<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Healthcare organizations are pushed to find ways to deal with the factors leading to staff shortages and to handle when there is a limited number available to do work. According to Rakhee Langer, vice president of healow<\/em>, \u201cthe patient engagement app from eClinicalWorks, the patient portal stands poised to fill in this gap\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Patient portals<\/strong> can turn out to be the savior of staff shortages in healthcare organizations. It can be an unexpected tool to alleviate the pressure. In this world full of advanced possibilities, every single thing is being improved daily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n