How RPA Can Help Address Disparities in Healthcare Quality and Access

Shereese Maynard
5 min readJul 25, 2022

RPA or robotic process automation is an emerging technology that has the potential to revolutionize how healthcare is delivered. RPA can help address some of the most pressing issues facing the healthcare industry today, including quality and access to care disparities.

RPA automates repetitive, manual tasks that are often error-prone and time-consuming. Doing so can help improve care delivery accuracy and efficiency while freeing clinicians to focus on more complex and important tasks.

RPA has already been successfully implemented in several industries, including banking, insurance, and manufacturing. And as always, healthcare is a little late to the party but can begin to benefit from RPA optimization now that we’ve arrived.

There are many potential applications for RPA in healthcare, from automating administrative tasks to providing decision support to clinicians. RPA can also improve patient engagement and empower patients to take a more active role in their care. Let’s look at ways RPA can be optimized to impact health equity.

Healthcare Systems

One of healthcare’s most pressing issues is disparities in quality and access to care. RPA can help address this issue by automating repetitive, manual tasks that are…

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Shereese Maynard
Shereese Maynard

Written by Shereese Maynard

Digital Health Professional. "Health IT Strategist | @BeckersHealthcare Top Women to Know | Speaker & Consultant | Helping Healthcare Innovate & Succeed

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