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Digital Transformation

Digital Transformation

The catalyst for sustainable and safe patient care!

Digitalization has revolutionized the way we work, communicate and obtain information in recent years. In the healthcare sector, digital transformation offers enormous opportunities to improve the quality of medical care and optimize processes. However, the introduction of IT systems alone is not enough to take advantage of the opportunities offered by digitalization. Digital transformation requires a holistic view of processes and working methods as well as a change in mindset. The aim is to integrate digital technologies into workflows in order to ensure more effective, safer and patient-centered care. The focus should be on people, as digital transformation can only be successfully implemented by involving employees and patients. Our consulting services are tailored to the needs of hospitals and healthcare facilities. We help you to take a holistic approach to digitalization and make the most of the opportunities it offers.

As part of the digital transformation on the path to becoming a smart hospital, we support you in the following areas in particular:

  • Vision and digital target picture 
  • Use of technology to support optimal processes 
  • Data strategy 
  • System and provider selection 
  • Implementation strategy 
  • Implementation support for IT projects 
  • Digital commissioning

Digital transformation in hospitals

1
Green Hospital

- Intelligent energy management
- Smart waste management systems
- AI-based ventilation control

2
IT Security

- Cloud and AI based detection of cyber attacks
- Information Security Management System (ISMS)
- Security Operation Center

3
Intelligent Facility Management

- Smart maintenanace
- Intelligent laundry logistics
- Digital meal ordering and food supply

4
Interoperability

- Digital connection to laboratories
- Interoperably networked medical devices and smart sensor technology
- Integration of wearable data into treatment

5
Digital Management and Procurement

- Optimization of coding and revenue management through AI
- Intelligent workforce scheduling
- Digital and automated purchasing management

6
Telemedicine

- Video consultation, online consultations, tumor boards and case conferences
- Remote support during emergencies
- Televisits

7
AI and decision support

- AI-based detection of health risks
- AI-based allocation and recording of services
- System-supported clinical pathway planning

8
Automation and Performance

- Audio-based care and treatment documentation
- Automated transfer of findings and image files
- Digital twin in the hospital

9
Digital Nursing Support

- System-supported patient identification
- Location-independent, mobile, electronic patient file
- Control of the healing environment in the patient's room

10
Smart Operating Room

- (Live) video transmission of the operating rooms
- Hybrid OR
- Surgery support through augmented reality

11
Robotics

- Robotics for hospital logistics
- Robots for desinfection
- Drones as means of transportation

12
Digital Medication Management

- Unit dose system
- AI-based checking of incorrect medication, side effects, etc.
- Matching of patient and medication (closed loop)

13
Multi-Ressource-Management

- Track & Trace
- Intelligent occupancy management
- AI-based OR planning

14
Trans- and Intersectoral Networking

- Digital discharge management
- Digital portal for referral of physicians
- Collaborative platforms

15
Patient Engagement

- Patient portal incl. online appointment booking
- Home care of the patient
- Digital treatment diary

16
Telematics Infrastructure

- Electronic patient file
- Telematics Infrastructure Messenger (TIM)
- Communication in medicine (CIM)

  • 1. Green Hospital

    - Intelligent energy management
    - Smart waste management systems
    - AI-based ventilation control

  • 2. IT Security

    - Cloud and AI based detection of cyber attacks
    - Information Security Management System (ISMS)
    - Security Operation Center

  • 3. Intelligent Facility Management

    - Smart maintenanace
    - Intelligent laundry logistics
    - Digital meal ordering and food supply

  • 4. Interoperability

    - Digital connection to laboratories
    - Interoperably networked medical devices and smart sensor technology
    - Integration of wearable data into treatment

  • 5. Digital Management and Procurement

    - Optimization of coding and revenue management through AI
    - Intelligent workforce scheduling
    - Digital and automated purchasing management

  • 6. Telemedicine

    - Video consultation, online consultations, tumor boards and case conferences
    - Remote support during emergencies
    - Televisits

  • 7. AI and decision support

    - AI-based detection of health risks
    - AI-based allocation and recording of services
    - System-supported clinical pathway planning

  • 8. Automation and Performance

    - Audio-based care and treatment documentation
    - Automated transfer of findings and image files
    - Digital twin in the hospital

  • 9. Digital Nursing Support

    - System-supported patient identification
    - Location-independent, mobile, electronic patient file
    - Control of the healing environment in the patient's room

  • 10. Smart Operating Room

    - (Live) video transmission of the operating rooms
    - Hybrid OR
    - Surgery support through augmented reality

  • 11. Robotics

    - Robotics for hospital logistics
    - Robots for desinfection
    - Drones as means of transportation

  • 12. Digital Medication Management

    - Unit dose system
    - AI-based checking of incorrect medication, side effects, etc.
    - Matching of patient and medication (closed loop)

  • 13. Multi-Ressource-Management

    - Track & Trace
    - Intelligent occupancy management
    - AI-based OR planning

  • 14. Trans- and Intersectoral Networking

    - Digital discharge management
    - Digital portal for referral of physicians
    - Collaborative platforms

  • 15. Patient Engagement

    - Patient portal incl. online appointment booking
    - Home care of the patient
    - Digital treatment diary

  • 16. Telematics Infrastructure

    - Electronic patient file
    - Telematics Infrastructure Messenger (TIM)
    - Communication in medicine (CIM)

Consulting Services for Smart Hospital Digitalization

Turn your vision into reality

Your challenges
As part of the digital transformation, hospitals need to develop a future-oriented, realistic vision. This involves combining technological potential and regulatory requirements with patient and employee needs, always taking into account financial resources and the need for the latest technology.

 

UNITY solution approach
Turn your vision of a smart hospital into a reality with us. Our support services include

  • Development of your individual digital vision
  • Identification of relevant projects to achieve your vision
  • Design of a customized roadmap
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Successful implementation of a smart hospital

Your challenges

Healthcare facilities are faced with the challenge of selecting and implementing suitable IT systems and providers that are compatible with existing structures and processes in order to ensure optimal patient care. Data protection and security requirements must be met, while effective change management is necessary to ensure employee activity and acceptance.

 

UNITY solution approach

  • Selection of suitable systems and providers
  • Support throughout the entire procurement process
  • Implementation and commissioning of the IT systems
  • Professional change and communication management

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The foundation for your digital transformation

Your challenges
In the ever-changing IT landscape, hospitals are faced with the challenge of constantly updating and integrating their systems while patients' expectations of digital services continue to grow. The discontinuation of SAP IS-H in particular requires many hospitals to realign their HIS strategy.

 

UNITY solution approach
We work with you to develop an HIS strategy that drives progress and makes your hospital fit for the future.

  • Development of a customized HIS & SAP strategy
  • Execution of efficient as-is status analyses and definition of end-to-end processes
  • Creation of a robust digital core based on S/4HANA
  • Implementation support for modularization

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Your challenges:

  • Lack of knowledge about solutions available on the market and their advantages and disadvantages
  • Uncertainties regarding security of long-term investments 
  • High time pressure due to the approaching end of IS-H support
  • Lack of personnel resources and expertise to manage the complex changeover
  • Parallel projects based on KHZG that tie up additional capacity
  • Difficulties with integrating of new systems and migrating data smoothly
  • Risk of system failures and business interruptions during migration
  • Lack of market transparency when selecting the right partner for IT
  • High investment costs and uncertainties during contract negotiations

UNITY solution approach:

  • Insightful analysis of available options and systematic market review
  • Development of a sustainable and investment-proof IT strategy
  • Efficient project management with a realistic time and resource plan
  • Temporary support by experienced program managers and IT architects
  • Holistic architecture planning and definition of clear migration paths
  • Sophisticated contingency planning to minimize business interruptions
  • Independent advice and structured comparison of providers
  • Support throughout the entire tendering and negotiation process
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Efficient management - maximum patient protection

Your challenges:
Managing the security of patients and their data is becoming increasingly complex. Increasingly scarce resources, a growing number of sources of risk and a demanding legal framework represent a real challenge.
 

UNITY solution approach
Our experts will provide you with comprehensive advice on cyber security solutions that are specifically tailored to your needs. We advise you on everything from selecting the right measures to technical and organizational implementation. Our focus areas include:

  • Setting up a robust hospital IT architecture
  • Training your employees in handling information & systems
  • Individual risk analysis to derive tailor-made measures

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Scalable structures with a patient focus

Your challenges 
Increasing digitalization in the healthcare sector means that a large number of internal and external IT systems need to be integrated effectively and seamlessly. Increasing data volumes and high demands on the reliability and resilience of IT systems require a scalable, secure and robust IT architecture.

 

UNITY solution approach
We work with you to design an IT architecture that grows with your requirements:

  • Development of a customized IT strategy
  • IT architecture assessment: Analysis and evaluation of your current IT architecture and derivation of specific fields of action
  • Development of a target IT architecture taking into account the functional requirements needed for your processes

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Are you familiar with the Digital Healthcare Platform OWL?

Medical data accessible - anytime and anywhere - thanks to the digital archive

The Digital Healthcare Platform OWL started in 2018 as a pioneering project with an impressive volume of funding. The goal: to network the five urgent care hospitals in the Paderborn area and the doctors in private practice from the professional association Praxisnetz Paderborn to digitalize and more closely integrate the healthcare sector. This project, in which UNITY was the overall project manager, was successfully completed in 2023, and the operating company Digital Healthcare Platform OWL GmbH was then founded by the project partners. With the UNITY Innovation Alliance as a project partner, we can work together to drive forward the consistent implementation of our vision of the digital healthcare revolution - digital, connected, secure!

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Project stories in Digital Transformation in Healthcare

  • Introduction of a central control center and a patient portal in the hospital
  • Digital Transformation Support
  • Digital Hospital Planning
  • Optimization of the intra-hospital patient transfers
  • Intelligent OR planning
  • Health 4.0 for South Tyrol

Make an appointment with our experts

Depending on the topic, we provide you with the right experts. Select your preferred date from our calendar and discuss your concerns with our experts by phone or via Microsoft Teams without any obligation. We look forward to getting to know you!

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Insights into Healthcare

Your contacts for Smart Hospital

Meik Eusterholz

Partner, Business Area Team Lead

Paderborn, Germany
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Miriam Golis

Business Area Lead

Paderborn, Germany
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Heiko Hauptmann

Business Area Lead

Berlin, Deutschland
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Nicolina Litschgi

Partner, Managing Director at UNITY Schweiz AG

Zurich, Switzerland
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