After years of big promises, telemedicine is finally living up to its potential. Driven by faster internet connections, ubiquitous smartphones…
Doctors are Overloaded with Electronic Alerts
Some people receive constant reminders on their smartphones: birthdays, anniversaries, doctor’s appointments, social engagements. At work, their computers prompt them…
The Role Administrators Play in Practice Collaboration
Team-based care has been linked to better access, higher patient satisfaction, and improved chronic care management. But it also opens…
Educating Patients on Health Insurance Benefits
I say it often in my blogs that you must identify patient benefits prior to the patient coming in to…
Training & Customization: The Keys to Improving EHR Usability
At the annual Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) conference in March 2016, Andy Slavitt, acting CMS administrator, revealed…
Specialty-Driven EHRs on the Rise: 8 Trends to Know
8 in 10 independent physician specialty practices have re-affirmed their confidence in specialty-driven EHRs & robust multispecialty EHRs with well-constructed specialty modules,…
Making Health IT Interoperability More Concrete, Actionable
Widespread interoperability isn’t a reality just yet for the healthcare industry, but the steps necessary for achieving it are indeed…
How Does a National Patient Identifier Help Cybersecurity?
The latest call for a national patient identifier has come from an unlikely place — a hearing on healthcare cybersecurity…