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Will O’Connor M.D.

CMIO at TigerConnect – Will O’Connor is an orthopedic surgeon by trade. He brings significant clinical experience and extensive knowledge of the inefficiencies plaguing our healthcare system from outdated technology to outmoded processes. He has helped large health systems, academic medical centers, and community hospitals leverage secure healthcare communication and collaboration to advance their clinical and financial goals.

Will O'Connor M.D.
3 Benefits of Advanced Clinical Workflows in Alarm Management

3 Benefits of Advanced Clinical Workflows in Alarm Management

ByWill O'Connor M.D.

TigerConnect Alarm Management and Event Notification benefits clinical teams by effectively routing alerts and alarms to the right staff member for response. By doing so, response times are faster, there are fewer unnecessary interruptions, and escalations to additional care team members can occur automatically if a response is not received. This helps IT teams by centralizing system administration, standardization of clinical system interoperability, scalability, and flexibility.

How Alarm Management Brings Additional Value to Your EHR

How Alarm Management Brings Additional Value to Your EHR

ByWill O'Connor M.D.

While your EHR is the single source of truth on patient information, it’s not designed to handle your healthcare organization’s robust clinical collaboration and communications needs. TigerConnect Alarm Management & Event Notification empowers you to improve workflows, streamline staff assignment processes and fully integrate your EHR. Your care teams will benefit from reduced chaos due to unnecessary alerts and alarms that can distract and impede operational efficiency.

4 Ways to Reduce Length of Stay with Clinical Communication and Collaboration

4 Ways to Reduce Length of Stay with Clinical Communication and Collaboration

ByWill O'Connor M.D.

Several factors — including poor organization, delayed decision-making, and cumbersome discharge processes — can drive up your average length of stay (LOS). TigerConnect provides advanced clinical communication and collaboration solutions that enable healthcare organizations to overcome these problems and reduce average LOS without compromising quality.

Purpose-Built Clinical Communication and Collaboration

Purpose-Built Clinical Communication and Collaboration

ByWill O'Connor M.D.

TigerConnect empowers your healthcare team to bring your vision of efficient clinical communication and collaboration to life. Healthcare workers navigate unpredictable, fast-paced environments on a daily basis. Compounding these challenges with disjointed communications can produce a chaotic and stressful environment that puts patients at risk. An advanced clinical collaboration solution lets the right clinical professionals engage in each patient case at the right time to foster the best patient outcomes.

Best Practices for a Successful Clinical Workflow Strategy

Best Practices for a Successful Clinical Workflow Strategy

ByWill O'Connor M.D.

A quality clinical workflow requires a clinical communication and collaboration platform to get the correct information to the right person at the right time. CC&C platforms streamline workflows, creating the foundation of clinical communication and collaboration between caregivers, allied health, and administrative users.

Mitigating EMTALA Risk During the Pandemic, and Beyond

Mitigating EMTALA Risk During the Pandemic, and Beyond

ByWill O'Connor M.D.

On-call scheduling can be complex for both hospitals and physician specialties. Although certain aspects of EMTALA were relaxed during COVID to manage the surge of patients, there were still incidents of enforcement actions against providers throughout 2020. As we emerge from the pandemic, hospitals will need to refine their approach to managing their on-call scheduling.

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