IN-HOUSE INNOVATION
CLICK TO WATCH : ‘ SAVING HOSPITALS , SAVING JOBS , SAVING LIVES ’ 145 reaching this point is virtual reality ( VR ) headsets , which Conaway has been evaluating for potential use in pediatrics . “ There is promising evidence with this technology in pain management , and many experts see VR as a US $ 4bn business by the end of 2020 ,” he says . “ It ’ s exhilarating that healthcare IT allows non-providers to improve outcomes , and empowers providers with opportunities to not only help their patients , but all patients and even future patients with the insights gleaned from IT .”
IN-HOUSE INNOVATION
Prime Healthcare develops its innovations in-house . “ You don ’ t see this often in a healthcare system setting ,” Conaway says . He is proud to confirm that there are currently 30 proprietary applications being used daily , and several more being rolled out across the company ’ s sites . “ These include applications such as KryptosText secure texting , a project management intake tool , a physician rounding tool , and an infection prevention and control application .” The organization also
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