Healthcare
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The Best HIPAA Compliant Video Conferencing Tools for Telehealth
Video conferencing tools are shaping up to be the hot software for the start of 2020. While it’s mostly used for corporate meetings or catching up with long-distance friends or family, video conferencing tools have a place in the healthcare industry as well. For patients who can’t make it to the doctor’s office, or on…
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3 Ways Healthcare Management Revolutionizes Healthcare Tech
It’s no secret that in the past few years, frequent changes in healthcare reimbursement models have made healthcare management more complicated than ever. Between new regulations and reporting requirements by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), advancements in technology, and pressure to cut costs at every turn, many healthcare organizations have been turning…
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6 Tips for Increasing Engagement with Every Patient
When a patient participates in managing their health, they are more likely to follow medical advice, take steps in bettering their health, and consistently show up for appointments. When unengaged, patients are 3x more likely to have unmet medical needs and 2x more likely to delay medical care. As a healthcare provider, you want to…
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The Move to Mobile & HIPAA: What you Need to Know
firewalls. Over 90 percent of physicians use a smartphone or tablet in their workplace, and it’s evident why. Mobile health improves efficiency and overall quality of healthcare services. It’s plain easier and most patients prefer it. While integrating mobile devices into existing healthcare technology seems inevitable for any progressive organization, these devices weren’t exactly created…
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Optimizing Your Patient Portal for Maximum Engagement
Patients who are actively engaged in their health experience better health outcomes and higher satisfaction with their provider. Using a patient portal is an effective tool to boost patient engagement if done correctly. But just having a portal doesn’t mean patients will use it. The Government Accountability Office found that while 90 percent of hospitals…
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Healthcare Cybersecurity: Preparations You Need to Make Now
The healthcare sector accounted for the largest share of analyzed breaches in 2020. From January to October, more than 700 breaches resulted in 22 billion records exposed. And yes, while a chunk of that number is due to the massive shift to remote work, the healthcare industry is particularly vulnerable because of information value. Medical…
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Cerner to Launch New Patient Accounting Platform
Electronic health records (EHR) software giant, Cerner, recently announced their launch of a new patient accounting platform called RevElate. While not likely to be widely available until 2023, the company appears to be conducting some beta tests and gathering feedback from a few users of its current offerings. Let’s look at what customers can expect…
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How to Reduce Inventory and Keep Practitioners Stocked
Having a successful supply chain relies on successful inventory management. Managing inventory requires striking the right balance between supply and demand. Fulfilling the demands of customers must be balanced with maintaining an adequate yet cost-effective supply of goods and materials. In the healthcare industry, this balance is even more critical. Imagine not having the appropriate…
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5 Practice Management Features to Consider This Year
Everyone has trouble staying organized when things get busy. This is especially true for physician practices and other healthcare organizations. When patients flood the waiting room, the check-in desk quickly gets overwhelmed with patient records, insurance information, billing notices, scheduling, and more. Fortunately, practice management software is more advanced than ever, helping office staff stay…
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DrChrono Delivers Three Must-Have Features for Running Your Practice
Like most other enterprise software, medical practice management software has evolved from separate applications run locally, with some degree of interoperability, to cloud-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) platforms served from the cloud. The market size has increased and is expected to continue to do so as the software options develop further. According to Business Wire, the medical…
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Addressing AI and Implicit Bias in Healthcare
Artificial intelligence (AI) is gaining more traction in the healthcare market, with use growing approximately 167 percent between 2019 and 2021. However, implicit and contextual biases are causing incorrect diagnoses and care disparities, leading many healthcare organizations to look for solutions. Healthcare facilities need their healthcare providers to examine their own implicit biases, ensure they’re…
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How A Clinical Data Registry Can Work With Your EHR
Clinical data registries are databases of health information on many different patients who share a common factor. Clinical data registries have been organized around many topics, including disease or condition (i.e. Alzheimer’s, breast cancer), procedure (i.e. thoracic surgery), and device (i.e. joint replacements). Clinical data registries can be beneficial to practices of all sizes, from…
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Solving QA Challenges in Healthcare Apps
Think about anything you’d like to do, and it is likely there’s already an app for that. From banking to e-commerce and entertainment industries, there are apps that cover a vast range of services we use daily. Healthcare has also started to introduce mobile platforms across the care delivery cycle, creating a voluminous medical app…
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How Field Service Management Keeps Patients Safe
It’s easy to take technological advancement for granted at times – you’ve probably heard stories from your parents or grandparents about how they only had three channels of black and white TV, or (gasp) had to listen to radio programs. Even recent advancements in technology seem like part of everyday life now: the iPhone is…
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Why Streamlining Appointment Scheduling Is a Win-Win for Patients and Clinicians
Care coordination between patients and providers is oftentimes initiated at the appointment desk. The amount of interactions and frequency between patients and physicians can create a storm of poor communication and care. Introducing an imperfect or overly complex scheduling system can lead to breakdowns in communication. The cost of insufficient care coordination can quickly snowball…