The healthcare industry has undoubtedly benefited a lot from patient-to-patient and patient-to-provider social media interactions. The ability of social media websites to effectively and transparently communicate information in real time presents a wide range of opportunities for the healthcare industry. Most of the healthcare providers use at least one of the social media websites to Read more…
How can patients benefit from Patient Portals?
One of the major reasons why nearly 80% of the US physicians are looking to switch their current EHR systems is that they are not satisfied with it. Some of the reasons for this dissatisfaction are: EHRs’ lack of ability to attest for Meaningful Use 2, support Patient Portals and meet other regulatory requirements. The Read more…
The ideal Enterprise Practice Management solution
In the healthcare IT industry, Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) and Electronic Health Records (EHRs) are big sellers. Almost 80% of US physicians are using either of these systems to help them in their practice workflows, and to improve patient care. However, another solution which goes hand-in-hand with their EHR software is called Enterprise Practice Management. Read more…
How to Successfully Implement BYOD in the Healthcare Industry
The revolution in the healthcare industry is being fueled by a number of devices which include mobiles, smartphones, tablets, laptops and the like. The concept of bring-your-own-devices (BYOD), is a logical progression of the exponential increase in the number of privately owned smart devices. This approach allows physicians and their support staff to use their Read more…
Specialists & Specialty EHRs, Why they belong together?
There are many Electronic Health Record (EHR) vendors in the market who are offering hundreds of features to physicians, healthcare providers and hospitals. However, they are not catering to the unique practice workflows followed by the specialists. Every specialty has its own requirements and requires its EHRs to be customized. Generic EHR software can actually result in Read more…
Choosing an EMR Vendor
In an informal discussion with a colleague, we talked about what is necessary for a product to be considered an ideal purchase? For some products, people can use the method of experimenting with similar products, but for an investment that affects a whole practice or business, there has to be a way of finding out Read more…
EMR – Changing Medical Norms
Modern and innovative medical technologies, such as an advanced CT scanner, sophisticated medical tools or just a mobile application that measures pulse, are ensuring enhanced care delivery by simplifying decision making. Information is vital in medicine, and thus most of the developments in medical science seek to empower physicians through quality information. With built-in interaction Read more…
EMR – The Red Pill or the Blue Pill
Healthcare in the US, with the backing of the government, is currently focused on automation and standardization of clinical workflow. The government believes that by the end of 2014, every American would be utilizing EMRs, with enhanced EMR adoption rates reported. Yet, physicians are still hesitant when it comes to using EMRs and I don’t blame Read more…
Top Rated iPad EHR – MU Certified iPad EHR
Electronic Health Records (EHRs) have made lives easier for hundreds of thousands of physicians all across the country. Without a shadow of doubt, they are improving workflows, reducing inefficiencies and allowing better interoperability with other entities in the healthcare model. However, technology continues to transform the way we make our lives simpler. Mobile computing has Read more…
Patient Portals – An essential element for Meaningful Use Stage 2
One of the biggest advantages of using an Electronic Health Record (EHR) software is that it allows physicians, providers, healthcare centers and hospitals to meaningfully interact with each other. The reason why the shift to electronic records is deemed necessary is because it will create a world where healthcare will be less expensive and will Read more…