Why Health Systems Should Consider Microgrids for an Alternative Energy Source

In our current age of sustainability and ever- rising energy prices, microgrids are getting new attention as an excellent alternative solution, which makes sense because they are reliable round the clock on-site power generation for large facilities.  Microgrids are distributed energy resources (DERs), such as solar panels, wind turbines, batteries, fuel cells, microturbines, and other…

Cost Optimization in Healthcare: The Urgent Need to Implement Cost-Savings Strategies

Many hospitals and health systems are facing unprecedented losses in revenue. Addressing these severe margin pressures requires re-examining how to sustainably reduce expenses. Mike Machulsky, Executive Vice President, Strategic Partnerships at Pixel Health, shared his thoughts on navigating and implementing cost optimization strategies in today’s healthcare market.   Understanding hospitals’ financial situation “Saving money right…

Getting IRA Tax Credits and Incentives to Work for You: Trim Healthcare Operational Expenses and Lower Energy Consumption

Many hospitals are facing economic challenges in today’s post-COVID era as revenues and reimbursements haven’t kept pace with the rapidly escalating costs of wages, inflation, drugs and supplies. To achieve financial viability without reducing services, many healthcare systems are exploring how to lower operating costs by leveraging tax credits and other fiscal incentives in the…

Unlocking the Value of Enterprise Imaging

As technology rapidly evolves, healthcare delivery organizations face a common challenge: a cluttered and complex portfolio of disparate imaging systems encompassing a broad range of services. Recognizing that these imaging applications and systems don’t work well together and lack EMR integration, many organizations are exploring the benefits of application rationalization to develop an enterprise imaging…

6 Ways Pixel Health Simplifies Healthcare Energy Procurement

To help healthcare facility executives and energy procurement managers advance their sustainability goals, we’ve gathered some of the key reasons why we believe our partnership helps simplify carbon reduction—from analysis and financing to implementation and monitoring. 1. Benefit from our experience executing sustainability programs in healthcare.At Pixel Health, we know healthcare is a highly complex…

3 Areas Where Virtual Nursing Can Transform Healthcare

Virtual nursing is not new, but its potential for transforming the delivery of healthcare is just beginning. To learn more about today’s most impactful applications, we spoke with Jon Hunt, Director, Client Services at Pixel Health, who shared his insights on the current state of virtual nursing and how it will continue to grow.  …

The Unhealthy Truth About Healthcare Energy Consumption

Healthcare facilities and hospitals are focused on improving patient outcomes, but achieving these goals often requires carbon-intensive energy sources. Learn how the U.S. healthcare system has started to recognize its harmful impact and how this sector is taking steps to reduce its carbon footprint and protect public health. Understanding the environment impact of healthcare systems…

How to Win Hearts and Minds for New Healthcare Technology

By Patrick Allen, Managing Director, Strategy and Transformation Note: This is Part 2 of a two-part blog post on technology and workflow. Read Part 1 here.      In the first part of this blog post, I discussed how healthcare systems often make the mistake of adopting new digital technology without considering their desired workflows. …

Mistakes to Avoid When Choosing New Healthcare Technology

By Patrick Allen, Managing Director, Strategy and Transformation The lure of new healthcare technology can be hard to resist. It’s shiny and state of the art and promises to solve all your problems. It whispers, buy me and your troubles will disappear. Unfortunately, it often doesn’t work that way. We see clients all the time…