The Institute of Medicine (IOM) 1999 report “To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System” identified that the lives of about 98,000 people could be saved by alleviating preventable medical errors in the U.S. each year. This landmark report addresses many clinical shortfalls and asks the question whether these multi-billion dollar investments made a significant [...]
As Community Health Centers make budget-conscious decisions the reduction in operating expenses is always a plus. But inexpensive EHR system usually is a headache. Because of the persistent problems with data coordination, hospital staff usually becomes dissatisfied with the poor usability that negatively affects the practice’s efficiency and disrupts the workflow. The increased competition in Electronic [...]
We all know that Electronic Medical Records (EMR) software has revolutionized the healthcare industry. It has changed the way physicians treat their patients, it has changed the way patients and their physicians interact. It has improved the standards of quality in healthcare and has clearly took it to a higher level. Using an EMR software in [...]
The EMR software provider company, CPSI recently joined the Apple Health Records beta project to improve patient data access to the patients. The Apple Health Records are now available to all CPSI EMR users. CPSI is the latest company that signed on to Apple Health Records beta project to improve patient care. Allowing the users of [...]
The new feature in the iPhone allows its users to download, customize, view and share their health records. KLAS enterprises hired companies that tested all the 12 beta delivery systems and they found out that, Apple Health Record is not only a marketing technique but it has a great potential to positively influence how physicians and [...]
Skincare has become very complicated these days due to the increase in the number of skin cancer diseases. The skin cancer is the most common type of cancer today. This means a great deal to dermatologists due to an increasing number of patients in this field. That is why dermatology physicians need to be updated with [...]
Oncology, also known as Hematology, is a complex practice with many unique characteristic diagnoses, treatment plans, ordering and administrating chemotherapy. Oncologists have to deal with large volumes of data and they need to document it properly. Giving the wrong drug or dosage can have significant consequences. Due to this and many other reasons, Oncologists adopted Electronic [...]
The most awaited annual global healthcare conference and exhibition; HIMSS19, is going to be held in Orlando from February 11th to February 15th at the Orange County Convention Centre. The renowned healthcare IT conference will be held under the theme; Champions of Health Unite. The theme represents the huge gathering of 45000+ healthcare industry stakeholders, medical [...]
A new Electronic Health Records (EHR) system needs a huge investment in software. But the implementation of the software will cost a practice or any other healthcare organization much more than the cost of the EHR system itself. Just like the big organizations do before any big tech project, the healthcare practices should get an accurate [...]
The needs of speech therapy practices are a little different from other ambulatory care medical practices. The physicians dealing with speech issues and disorders are called Speech Therapy Pathologists (SLP). The speech pathologists have a very hectic and tiring routine and they need to automate their routine tasks to streamline their clinical workflow. Like all other [...]
