| Healthcare systems are under more pressure | | | | Because BTP can process millions of rules per |
| than ever before in history. The pressure comes | | | | second, it can keep up with the demand of the |
| not only from the rising costs of providing | | | | most demanding healthcare environment. It |
| healthcare but also from government regulations | | | | locates patterns in transaction management so |
| regarding privacy and health records. How can | | | | the business normal versus business abnormal |
| hospitals coordinate their electronic records and | | | | conditions become apparent. |
| revenue cycle management software platforms | | | | BTP, also facilitates traceable communications |
| so that the increasing volume of patient | | | | between doctor-to-hospital, hospital-to-doctor, |
| information that is available electronically is handled | | | | doctor-to-pharmacy, doctor-to-patient and |
| efficiently. | | | | doctor-to-doctor, even when a healthcare |
| Business transaction performance (BTP) takes the | | | | organization is using more than one software |
| headache out of transactional monitoring for | | | | platform for their electronic data communications. |
| healthcare IT professionals. Capturing, warehousing | | | | Healthcare facilities need to coordinate the data |
| and transmitting data in the healthcare setting is | | | | captured at both the doctor's office and the |
| inherently complex. By leveraging a complex | | | | hospital or clinical setting. This data includes patient |
| event processing (CEP) engine, BTP produces an | | | | visit details, dates the patient was admitted, |
| IT health check on a medical facility's IT | | | | transferred, or discharged, lab results, vital signs, |
| infrastructure. | | | | radiology reports and medication. Having this data |
| BTP Provides Visibility into the real-time behavior | | | | available 24/7 and keeping the systems running |
| of transactions. Are transactions being handled | | | | smoothly to handle the large volumes of timely |
| correctly? Are there delays in processing? Is | | | | data are crucial to daily work. |
| information being distributed correctly? If there's a | | | | Finally, business transaction performance reduces |
| problem, where and when is it happening? | | | | the risk in an environment that depends heavily |
| The transmission of crucial patient data to | | | | on technology. When early warnings of a business |
| pharmacies, doctors, insurance providers and | | | | abnormal condition arise, the appropriate decision |
| others is something that no hospital can afford to | | | | makers are notified. Resolution of problems can |
| have compromised. Losses of information, delays | | | | occur before they impact patients and most of |
| or incorrect reporting present legal risks as well as | | | | the staff. Operations run smoothly, improving |
| potential financial impacts. It's essential to have a | | | | morale in the medical facility. |
| transaction monitoring strategy that correlates all | | | | Even though healthcare systems cannot avoid the |
| the information moving through middleware | | | | pressure of increased patient expectations and |
| platforms. Without BTP, glitches, error queues, | | | | rising costs, incorporating BTP into the IT |
| broken applications and other "normal" accidents | | | | structure of the healthcare system can take |
| can multiply into performance crippling events. | | | | away most of the inefficiency that runs up costs. |
| By adding a business transaction performance | | | | BTP strategies also reduces healthcare provider |
| component to the management strategy of the | | | | risk by improving communication of vital medical |
| healthcare IT environment, healthcare | | | | information. Learn more about how business |
| organizations can leverage the electronic data | | | | transaction performance software could improve |
| communications for their insurance claim process. | | | | the efficiency of your healthcare facility. |