There was a time when health providers were an extension of one’s family. They knew each patient by name and it was a point of pride to take an interest in their patients’ lives. They did this not because they had nothing better to do, but because they genuinely believed that healing was a combination of Read more…
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Foster a Positive Online Image: 7 Helpful Suggestions
Doctors often overlook patient rating and review websites simply because they take time. What they do not realize is that dedicating 5 to 10 minutes per day to such sites can pay massive dividends in retaining existing patients and attracting new ones. In 2013, a survey by the healthcare technology company Digital Assent revealed that 72% Read more…
4 Practical Ways EHRs Use Real Time Analysis to Help Providers and Patients
It’s a term constantly inserted into technology conversations to make a product or action seem new and cutting edge. And while the term is undoubtedly over-used, it remains relevant because it showcases a significant truth: the way we access data is changing. In our personal and professional lives, a few clicks can now summon a Read more…
How to Succeed with Patient Portals for Meaningful Use Stage 2?
Utilizing a patient portal within a healthcare organization may have been an option for providers to meet Meaningful Use Stage 1 requirements. Now, for Meaningful Use Stage 2, it is a core objective that must be met. CMS requires eligible professionals to not only provide 50% of unique patients online access to their healthcare information, Read more…
A Physician’s Guide to Patient Portals: Don’t Waste Time, Get Your Portal Online
While the uncertainty surrounding the adoption of cloud based Electronic Health Records (EHR) systems is gradually dissipating, many practices still remain reluctant to use the patient portals these systems offer. Patient portals are designed to enhance doctor-patient interaction, by providing the latter with secure access to information which includes their medical records, lab results and Read more…
Improving patient engagement through patient portals
Patient portals are one of the major requirements for Meaningful Use Stage 2 and beyond, and they are in big demand. From large scale practices to small and medium ones, everyone is using these portals to improve patient engagement and shared decision making. Even the physicians who are not offering patient portals are looking to offer 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…