Current trends show that digitalization is gradually becoming the norm in healthcare pathways. Predictive AI, automation of interventions, digitization of paper documents… Healthcare facilities are modernizing to offer a high-quality patient experience. But with so many tools available on the market, how do you choose the right hospital software? MoveWORK presents a top 5 of the best hospital software for 2024!
What is hospital software used for?
Before embarking on the selection of the appropriate hospital software, it is essential to understand its purpose. There’s no point in digitizing just for the sake of it. This modernization process must be carefully considered and structured in advance. Indeed, the needs of a metropolitan university hospital differ from those of a small rural hospital.
To do this, the health center leader must identify the issues that the hospital software needs to address. Do you want software to optimize your processes? Do you need a tool to improve the quality of care?
Depending on the chosen system, hospital software can be multifunctional or highly specialized. For example, it might manage patient flows, resources, and daily operations while coordinating activities across different departments. Other possible functions include access to medical records, monitoring quality indicators, and managing human resources.
However, finding an all-in-one hospital software can be challenging. The more complex and specific the business processes, the more specialized the tool will be. Nevertheless, regardless of the system, the goal is to ensure smooth coordination among the stakeholders involved in the care process. This fluidity will help ensure compliance with regulations and maintain the healthcare facility’s standards.
What are the types of hospital software?
After identifying the needs of your healthcare facility, it’s time to choose the appropriate tool. Hospital software is multifunctional, so it’s crucial to evaluate the types of tools available and the features you need:
- Administrative management: appointment scheduling, admission tracking, electronic medical records management, billing, insurance management, etc.
- Clinical management: tracking medical history, examination and X-ray results, prescription management, etc.
- Human resources management: scheduling, leave management, payroll management, accreditation tracking, staff training, etc.
- Stock and medical equipment management: tracking medications and medical supplies, supply management, maintenance of medical equipment, etc.
- Quality and compliance management: monitoring quality indicators, managing incidents and complaints
- Operations management: intervention tracking, attendance management, protocol oversight, task management, exceptional interventions, etc.
- Analysis and reporting: generating reports on operational, financial, and clinical performance.
TOP 5 hospital software solutions
Waystar: the tool for digitizing medical payment management
The larger a hospital center is, the more complex financial flow management becomes. That’s why some hospital software, such as Waystar, has specialized in managing payments related to healthcare. Waystar offers a tool to manage your facility’s revenue cycle from start to finish, while improving profitability and reducing costs.
Among its features, you will find:
Payment collection
Monitoring of unpaid and underpaid amounts
Revenue capture
Management of claims and reimbursements
Customized financial analysis and reporting
Advantages: Automatable financial flows
Doctolib Hospital: the software solution for patient record management
Originally specializing in appointment scheduling for individuals, Doctolib has developed specific tools like Doctolib Hospital. This hospital software aims to streamline the patient journey and enhance coordination between the departments of a healthcare facility. Its features include:
- Online appointment scheduling
- Digital pre-admission
- Secure transmission of health documents
- Creation of patient profiles with medical follow-up
- Reminders and notifications for patients and professionals
- Communication between healthcare professionals
- Teleconsultation
Advantages: Software listed in 3 purchasing groups
Interoperability with hospital information systems
Chronos: the hospital software for human resources management
The SaaS solution Chronos is a powerful HR tool designed for healthcare organizations. Its purpose is to coordinate, mobilize, and optimize human resources. This hospital software features a multi-user and multi-site interface.
Chronos’s functionalities are accessible via any browser and adapt to the mobility of hospital staff. Key features include:
- Time tracking and management
- Leave and absence management
- Custom scheduling
- Payroll management
Advantages:
- Customizable to your organization
- Interoperable with other HRIS and ERP systems
The Worxhub: the hospital software for equipment maintenance
Designed by Siemens, the Worxhub platform is the ideal tool for managing the maintenance of assets and equipment in your hospital. This CMMS allows you to oversee the condition of your medical equipment while easily managing maintenance interventions associated with these devices. All information related to the operation of your equipment is centralized for continuous compliance.
Worxhub’s features are accessible via any browser and are tailored to the mobility of hospital staff.
- Work order and service request planning
- Notifications for deficiencies
- Instant service requests
- Inventory tracking with barcode scanning
- Budget tracking with maintenance history
- Real-time KPI analysis of your assets
Advantages:
- Simple and intuitive interface suitable for operational staff
- Mobile apps for maintenance agents
MoveWORK Flow: the hospital operations management platform
What if the functions of intervention management, quality management, and analytical reporting were all integrated into a single tool? You asked for it, and MoveWORK delivered! In a modular and cross-functional platform, you can find the hospital operations management modules essential for the smooth running of your healthcare facility.
The MoveWORK Flow platform offers a cross-functional and centralized management of your hospital operations. With its mobile applications, all data from your facility is updated in real-time: completed interventions, service requests, quality control results, incidents, patient discharges… No more running from one department to another or searching for information in piles of paperwork.
The MoveWORK Flow platform consolidates all your data into customized dashboards and provides real-time visibility into hospital operations.
Far more than just data collection, the platform allows you to fully digitize your intervention workflows. Health protocols, quality control, shift reports, work orders… All your documentation is now digital. On one hand, MoveWORK Flow facilitates collaboration between different departments, and on the other hand, it optimizes working conditions for hospital staff.
Additionally, MoveWORK Flow includes a module of intelligent automation. The platform analyzes field data to automatically trigger the appropriate action scenario for each situation. By automating recurring tasks, it enhances operational efficiency and reduces the workload associated with non-value-added activities.
Among the features of MoveWORK Flow, you will find:
- Attendance management
- Intervention scheduling
- Digitization of protocols
- Monitoring of internal interventions and external service providers
- Instant service requests
- Quality controls
- Real-time KPI analysis and anomaly detection
- Automation of corrective actions
Advantages:
- Interoperable platform with numerous ERP and HRIS systems
- Customized mobile applications for each profile: housekeeping staff, supervisors, caregivers
- Simplified access management and creation of collaborative spaces by department or facility
