Healthcare providers are embracing digital health services and technologies to extend care to their patients. What is digital health? Digital health is when practitioners use technology to help improve their patients' health and treatment process. Digital health includes the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), wearable gadgets, Telemedicine EMR Software, mobile apps for doctors and patients, and [...]
Hospitals in the United States have deployed inpatient Electronic Health Records (EHR) Software to manage health records and streamline daily workflows. Investing in EMR technology has facilitated healthcare organizations to operate efficiently and also enhance patient care. Famous EHR vendors Epic EMR Software and Cerner continue to lead the healthcare software market. However, specialty software vendors [...]
A hospital in South Dakota optimized its EHR Software system through early staff engagement. According to an AACC article written by Kacy Peterson a laboratory director at Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health Center, a smooth health IT implementation requires staff engagement throughout the planning process. For a successful Electronic Medical Records (EMR) Software system implementation, [...]
As healthcare organizations continue to leverage Electronic Medical Records (EMR) software solutions, there are concerns about an increase in physician burden related to documentation. Clinical documentation pressure on acute care nurses is increasing which can impact patient care. Recently, nurses were unhappy about time-consuming clinical documentation at UCHealth. This encouraged the hospital system for an Epic [...]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic Telemedicine EMR Software came to the forefront of healthcare. The platform offered the benefits of convenience and prompt diagnosis and treatment. Patients and providers both believe telehealth to be flexible and effective in offering remote care in times of crisis. From primary care specialists to pediatricians, many healthcare providers offered robust [...]
Hunt Regional Healthcare located in Northeast Texas has announced Cerner’s cloud-based Electronic Health Records Software implementation to boost care coordination. The EHR Software technology will help to improve care coordination by facilitating the seamless exchange of patient health data which will in turn also offer high-quality patient care. The healthcare organization will implement the Cerner EHR [...]
Care coordination is one of the main goals of healthcare providers. Care coordination between providers helps to meet patient needs in the best way and reduces any gaps in care. Effective care coordination is when all members involved in the patient’s care process irrespective of location or specialty can communicate and collaborate seamlessly. To achieve this [...]
Interoperability is gaining the spotlight even more with the continuation of the COVID-19 pandemic. Health IT professionals are focused to enhance interoperability to combat the spread of new emerging variants. With Omicron hitting in many countries interoperability has become crucial for seamless patient data exchange. By improving interoperability valuable data can be learned and examined by [...]
Improving care coordination is one of the main aims of healthcare organizations. Care coordination between providers helps to reduce hospital readmissions and ultimately results in enhanced patient outcome levels. A Massachusetts accountable care organization (ACO) has recently announced an Epic EHR implementation to support care coordination for high-quality care. The Electronic Health Records Software implementation will [...]
Medical practices that are using server-based software solutions are usually inefficient and lagging behind in terms of security and data exchange options. In today’s world, it is fortunately easy to make a switch to a Cloud-Based EMR Software system. Switching will give the benefits of cost savings, improved interoperability, and scalability. According to a 2020 study hospitals [...]
