One of the major goals of the healthcare transformation, which is being spurred on through changes in technology and by the changes in legislation by the government, is to improve the quality of care delivered to patients. By making patients the center of attention of the healthcare delivery model, it will be possible for stakeholders Read more…
What moving to cloud means for practices?
Increased digitization of patient data and collaboration amongst insurance providers and physicians has triggered innovation and integration in the healthcare industry. Modern studies suggest economic factors and government regulations are nudging more independent physician practices to shift to the cloud. With the increase in the number of physicians shifting to cloud, the law governing the Read more…
Specialty EHR: Are they better than the enterprise versions?
The debate whether a specialty EHR is superior to an enterprise version is an old one, yet it’s still relevant today. . If the provider chooses an EHR software that doesn’t deliver results for the practice, the whole point of using the system dwindles. So, choosing the right EHR is a cardinal decision which needs Read more…
How EHRs Can Improve Patient-Physician Interaction
According to a recent estimate by the National Center for Health Statistics, Electronic Health Records (EHRs) are being used in nearly 72% of office-based practices, a 400% increase from the last decade. While the shift to technology has largely been smooth, the challenge to leverage EHRs to improve patient-doctor engagement remains an elusive goal. One EHR solution Read more…
How should physicians prepare for Obamacare?
With the imminent implementation of Obamacare, every physician should start preparing to smoothly navigate the new changes it will bring. One of the major changes that will take place with the implementation of Obamacare is, lower payments and higher costs. However, if physicians prepare themselves in advance before the new Act is implemented, they should Read more…
Google Helpouts: The new avenue for healthcare
Search engine giant Google has rolled out yet another product as it aims to divulge into the healthcare industry. Named Google Helpouts, the service aims to provide virtual help to people in various fields, ranging from IT, engineering, art and music, cooking, education and health. Google had famously failed on its previous venture into the Read more…
How interoperable is Health IT in reality?
Interoperability, a term commonly used in the Healthcare sector, is the ability of various systems to meaningfully interact with each other. Important patient data, integration with labs, pharmacies, hospital networks, and many other entities in the Healthcare industry benefit from Interoperability. The Office of Standards and Interoperability (OSI) at the U.S. Department of Health and Read more…
Study shows physicians benefiting from EHR use
A recent Medical Economics study has found that physicians are getting used to Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems, but still some progress needs to be made. One of the top EHR vendors in the market is CureMD. Click here to schedule a free demo with them. According to the data gathered, nearly 90% of the participating solo Read more…
BYOD: The emerging trend
Bring-your-own-device or BYOD, is a relatively new concept, where employees of a particular organization are allowed to bring their own devices to work, in order to access privileged company information and applications. According to estimates, nearly 75% of the employees in high growth markets, like the US, are using their own devices at work. The Read more…
Best practices for mobile text messaging in healthcare
Mobile healthcare is the new avenue for the healthcare IT industry. Be it patients, physicians, providers, payers or hospitals, everyone wants to have the ease of accessing their work through their smartphones or mobile devices. As such, the need to have better and state-of-the-art information technology to deal with mobile healthcare not only increases, but Read more…