Streamlining Operations to Enhance Efficiency and Drive Value

Integrating and consolidating systems leads to increased productivity and performance

• Optimized Performance: Retiring older systems and moving to more high-powered and lower cost data centers creates more robust storage platforms. Planned consolidation freed up space in clinical areas, allowing more room for patient-focused activities while upgrading our technology infrastructure to support better care delivery.
• Improved System Efficiency for Faster Care: By consolidating and upgrading storage, Penn Medicine is enabled to respond more quickly to caregivers' needs, supporting more seamless care for patients.

Frequent system audits provide several benefits

• Better decision-making: Conducting regular audits provides valuable information for managing relationships with vendors and fostering optimal service quality by managing vendor accountability.

Modernizing Applications and Technologies Improves Efficiency and Reduces Cost

• Cancer Registry Case Finder (CRCF) Application
• Streamlined Cancer Case Reporting: Our new in-house application reduces delays and boosts data accuracy, ensuring cancer cases are reported quickly and precisely for improved care coordination.
• Enhanced Efficiency and Quality: By automating time-consuming processes, this tool frees up time for staff to focus on patient care, saving hundreds of hours each year.
• Supporting Cancer Research and Treatment: Improved data access supports advanced research and treatment planning, helping us deliver better outcomes for cancer patients across our facilities.
• Cloud Based Faxing Technology
• Fast, Flexible, and Secure: Cloud-based faxing lets healthcare providers send and receive documents safely, securely, and quickly from anywhere with internet access.
• Cost-Effective and Eco-Friendly: By reducing hardware and maintenance needs, the new faxing system saves money and supports environmental sustainability.
• Improved Care Coordination: Streamlined faxing means smoother workflows, so our caregivers can focus on what matters most—patient care.
• 24x7 Phishing Detection program becomes more advanced to create phishing attempts and provide user awareness of malicious email. The average time to detection dropped to approximately 17 minutes, a 1300% improvement!
• New Exam Room Software, Penn Symphony, makes effective use of clinical resource Management with efficient scheduling of resources and resulting in clear and complete transparency for clinical operations.