Almost every medical professional has a business website today but do they have the ability to provide a HIPAA-compliant account for their patients where they can interact with your practice, review their treatment plans, update account information, pay outstanding balances, schedule appointments, receive lab results, request refills or modify their appointment schedules? This is where Read more…
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What you need to know about ACOs
There will be hardly anyone who disagrees with the notion that the Accountable Care Organization (ACO) concept is gaining strength. Broadly speaking, it is a group of healthcare providers who agree to take on a shared responsibility for the care of a select bunch of patients while ensuring quality and minimum possible cost of care. Read more…
Why you should start Meaningful Use today
The government has paid out more than $22 billion in Meaningful Use incentives and it is about time you joined the bandwagon in case you haven’t already. The last date to begin your reporting period for the Meaningful Use program is July 1, 2014. So get your act together and start putting your Electronic Health Read more…
How to prepare and comply with Meaningful Use audits?
A huge number of medical practices across the country are successfully qualifying for the government’s EHR incentive program, known as ‘Meaningful Use’. But quite a few are learning that there is still one big hurdle to overcome before they can fully reap the benefits of their efforts. “Any provider that participates in the incentive program and receives money Read more…
2014: Year of the EHR switch?
The Black Book Rankings survey cited that by the end of 2013, 17% of the nearly 17,000 active EHR users “could switch out their first choice EHR by year’s end.” This proved to be true to some extent, but it is expected that the biggest percentage of EHR switches will take place in 2014. Most EHR users Read more…
How to avoid BYOD breaches?
Without a shadow of doubt, the concept of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) offers plenty of benefits to both healthcare employees and employers. To name a few, users are familiar and more comfortable with their own devices which can increase output. There is also no time spent on training because the devices are owned by Read more…
How can EHRs help House Call Practices?
Electronic Health Records convert any patient’s medical records to an electronic format. EHRs work in real time, making the information available instantly and securely to its users. One of the key features of the EHRs, is that information can be created and managed in an electronic format. Although, EHRs have helped various providers and practices Read more…
Which innovations will drive the future of mHealth?
For the last decade, compared to any other industry, technological advancements in healthcare have substantially increased while there has also been an upward trend in associated costs. However, recent developments in mobile health technology, known as “mHealth” give us hope that perhaps the tide is finally turning. I hope that these trends will cause technology Read more…
Poor processes put patient data at risk
According to a study published recently by HIMSS Analytics, a large number of hospitals depend on outdated and inefficient practices to backup and archive their patient data. The survey undertaken by HIMSS comprised of 150 senior IT professionals from across the nation. The objective was to assess how these professionals protect data from potential loss, Read more…
Staff cutbacks linked to death rates, study finds
A recent study conducted across nine European countries, has found that nursing cutbacks are directly linked to higher death rates among patients in hospitals. The study, which combined data from 300 European hospitals, says that for each additional patient assigned to a nurse, the risk of death within a month of surgery, increases by 7%. Read more…