Closing the Gap: How a Proactive Discharge Planning Model Improves Patient Outcomes

Discharge planning is a critical aspect of patient care, yet it’s often overlooked. The disconnection between inpatient and outpatient care leads to a lack of follow-up and suboptimal care, which can result in hospital readmissions. To provide the best possible care for patients, medical practices need to embrace a proactive model and use modern solutions […]

The Rounding Revolution: From Paper to Cloud-Based Systems

Hospital rounding has long been a paper-based process. Providers would print a list of patients, collect paper face sheets for patient demographics and insurance information, and gather charges along the way, all while stuffing them into the seemingly bottomless pit of their pockets. However, this outdated method is now being replaced by cloud-based mobile charge […]

Streamlining Workflow in Inpatient Medicine: The Power of a HIPAA Compliant Solution

Inpatient medicine is a complex field where patients are often cared for by a team of doctors and APPs, with responsibilities and patient censuses constantly changing. Relaying information between providers can be time-consuming, especially without a streamlined solution in place. This results in a fragmented workforce, with a lot of wasted time and potential errors. […]

Why Doctors Need a Mobile Rounding Workflow Solution

Old habits die hard, especially in healthcare where change can be slow. Despite the widespread use of smartphones and technology, many doctors still rely on paper forms, cards, and phone messages for charge capture. This outdated approach is inefficient, but it’s familiar, making it difficult to break the habit. The Pain of Change Redesigning workflows […]

Unfairly Uncompensated: The Hidden Cost of Missed Charges for Physicians

As a physician, you put in long hours and make sacrifices to provide top-quality care to your patients. But what if you’re not being fully compensated for all that hard work? Studies show that up to 80% of physicians don’t get paid for every hour worked. That’s a staggering statistic that should give you pause. […]

The Reality of Practicing Medicine in the 21st Century

Gone are the days when the role of a doctor was romanticized as a healer, now it has been replaced with mountains of paperwork, long hours of data entry, and a struggle to reconcile the need to see patients with administrative tasks that are necessary for the healthcare industry. A recent study by the National […]

Revamped Rounding for a Modern Era

Breaking old habits is never an easy feat, especially when it comes to our professional lives. As a physician, you have likely developed a routine for your practice, influenced by your experiences, observations, and the environment in which you work. However, with the ever-evolving medical field, it’s important to adapt and modernize your approach. Enter […]

Bringing Workflow Software to Your Medical Practice: Overcoming Obstacles

Change can be daunting, and it’s natural to want to protect what’s perceived to be working. However, with outdated processes and inefficiencies plaguing the medical industry, it’s time to consider modernizing your practice with workflow software. In this blog, we’ll examine some of the common barriers to implementation and how to overcome them. Pain of […]

Efficient Charge Capture and More: The Benefits of HybridChart for Nephrologists

Charge capture is a crucial aspect of a nephrologist’s work, as accurately documenting and billing for their services is essential for reimbursement and financial stability. That’s where HybridChart comes in as a mobile rounding and workflow solution that can help nephrologists stay organized and manage their workflows more efficiently. HybridChart’s charge capture tools allow nephrologists […]

Doctor Insecurity: How Apps Are Protecting Patient Data

We’re all guilty of it at one point or another: Unable to find our password and in a rush to send a quick note to a colleague, we open our smartphone messaging app and fire off that message. As that urgent missive makes its way through cyberspace, a cabal of hackers standby, waiting to snatch […]

HybridChart: The Comprehensive Mobile Rounding Workflow Solution for athenahealth Users

Doctors who work with athenahealth need a mobile rounding workflow solution like HybridChart for several reasons. One of the key benefits of HybridChart is that it syncs seamlessly with the athenahealth electronic health record (EHR) system. This allows for patient visibility, which is critical for doctors who need to access patient information on the go. […]

Why HybridChart is an Essential Component of Any Modern Cardiology Practice

As the healthcare industry continues to evolve, cardiologists face increasing challenges in managing their practices efficiently. They must keep track of patient data, communicate with other healthcare professionals, and ensure that they are capturing all charges accurately and completely. To meet these demands, many cardiologists are turning to mobile rounding workflow solutions like HybridChart to […]

HybridChart: A Game-Changer for Medical Practices’ Administrative Tasks

Doctors are buried under mountains of paperwork and administrative tasks, leaving them with limited time for direct patient care. Despite the advancements in electronic medical records, processes such as hospital charge capture and census management still require manual recording, leading to a significant amount of time being spent on paperwork. A recent survey found that […]

Alleviate the Fear of Hospitals: Keep Your Patients from Getting Lost in the Shuffle

There’s a long and menacing-sounding word with which you may be unfamiliar: nosocomephobia. It’s defined as an intense fear of hospitals, and even the bravest souls likely experience some form of this phobia upon admission. The prospect of a hospital stay, we can agree, is an emotional experience for all patients – fears, phobias, stress, […]

Charge! Getting Paid Doesn’t Have to Be a Zero-Sum Game

Unless you are making a purposeful contribution to charitable good works, it’s likely that you are not intending to work for free. Not getting compensated for your work is not only unfair, but it’s a dealbreaker when you consider the cost of turning on the lights, paying your staff, covering your malpractice insurance – and […]

Buried Under Paper: Physicians Digging Out from an Avalanche of Paperwork

The average American uses 700 pounds of paper per year – a startling fact for anyone who has ever attempted to lift such a hefty load. For doctors who literally live and die by the sheet and ream, they often feel as if they’re actually carrying the weight of that paperwork on their shoulders. Each […]

Scaling (Down) the Mountain: Reduced Paperwork Equals Gained Time

Does it feel like you are – quite literally – buried under mountains of paperwork these days? You’re not alone: Despite the “epic” (with a small AND capital e) evolution of electronic medical records, you’re still eyeball-deep in the kinds of administrative and menial tasks that keep you from pursuing your passion – healing patients! […]

Why Old Hospital Rounding Practices are a Hard Habit to Break

Old habits are hard to break – which is why it’s amazing to behold how much abuse we’ll sign on for in the interest of keeping the status quo. Though one could argue that the very adoption of the iDevice – the one in your hand right now, likely – represents the embrace of a […]

Breaking the Rounding Habits of Old Need Not Be an Impossibility

When it comes to habits, scientists have found something alarming: It can take up to nine months to break an old habit. Though it can be far less for recently acquired habits, for those proclivities that have been ingrained to the point that they’re part of our muscle memory, it can be an arduous task […]

Winning the Inpatient Census Battle Need Not Be All Consuming

Your productivity is under assault – mountains of paperwork are raining down on your practice, creating a barrier that’s standing between you and your passion for patient care. And there, atop the blockade, is the ultimate insult – inpatient census management, which stretches out like barbed wire. This continuing battle to manage your hospital-bound responsibilities […]

Making the Most of Each Minute: How to Maximize Productivity for Rounding Doctors

The ticking of the clock can represent both an opportunity and a struggle for today’s practicing physicians. The romantic view of a doctor’s role as a healer has been replaced with a much harsher reality: Mountains of paperwork, hours of data entry, and a struggle to reconcile the need to see patients with the administrative […]

Hospital Rounding, Made Simple: A New Approach to Workflow Management

Mention the phrase “hospital workflow management” to most physicians, and a wave of panic sets in. Between the unknowns of census management, the spotty nature of charge capture, and the dearth of software to manage the delicate dance that is hospital rounding, it’s easy to understand the instinct to “take two aspirin” and complete rounds […]

Work Together as a Team: HIPAA Compliant Handoffs for Busy Practices

Inpatient medicine is unique. Unlike the singular relationship between patient and provider in the office, hospitalized patients are often cared for by a team of doctors and APPs, sometimes changing on a daily basis. How are these providers to relay information to each other? With each day there is another chapter of a patient’s hospital […]

HybridChart Partners with athenahealth

HybridChart is thrilled to announce its partnership with athenahealth, Inc., joining the company’s Marketplace program. As part of the athenahealth® Marketplace, the EVOLVE product by HybridChart is a newly integrated application now available to athenahealth’s growing network of healthcare providers. Using EVOLVE, physicians rounding at hospitals or other facilities can now easily capture charges at […]