As the medical landscape continues to evolve, so does HybridChart. We are dedicated to improving connectivity, interoperability and modernizing healthcare. HybridChart is thrilled to add two new partners to our ever-expanding list of strategic partners, which gives you scalable connections for a better user experience. To see our official press release, click here. To [...]
HybridChart is thrilled to announce it’s partnership with PointClickCare, the leader in post-acute care EHR software. Both HybridChart and PointClickCare have a shared mission in improving interoperability among medical systems, and now, this partnership offers the missing piece in the medical informatics supply chain, from point-of-care to claim submission. Providers benefit from the streamlined [...]
As of January 1, 2020, Medicare will not accept claims unless they are submitted with an MBI. MBIs are the new Medicare patient ID numbers. MBI stands for Medicare Beneficiary Identifier. These numbers are replacing Health Insurance Claim Numbers (HICNs), which were most commonly social security numbers. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services [...]
There was a funeral in Japan this past Sunday. It was lovely, really, featuring a tent with an altar of flowers and a memorial display. The deceased in question? The pager. The funeral was put on by the Tokyo Funeral Association in honor of Tokyo Telemessage, Japan’s last remaining pager provider, shutting down its services [...]
With all the changes in healthcare, imagine what these disruptions do to physicians and ultimately the care they provide to patients. Most medical students dream of healing the sick and providing preventative care and recommendations to improve patient outcomes. When reality hits and providing care is lost in a massive sea of clerical work, an [...]
Early in my clinical applications career, we were wading through Meaningful Use Stage 2. It was painful for all concerned. Perhaps one of the biggest associated challenges we had to work through was pop-up fatigue. This culminated when we rolled out an important part of meeting MU2 – a Clinical Decision Support tool. The CDS [...]
Focus on your PEOPLE Your number one priority if you are sitting in the C-Suite is taking care of your PEOPLE. Wait. What? You may be thinking, “Shouldn’t patients always come first? “I disagree. What many top leaders mistakenly do is alienate themselves from their people. And, in front of the line is the medical [...]
Patients are getting lost between the in-patient and out-patient world. This results in higher readmissions, sicker patients, and skyrocketing healthcare costs. Today, on average, the national rate for 30-day all-cause readmission is almost 15% (see Figure 1 below). Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, Healthcare Cost [...]
How Understanding the Four Stages of Competence Can Improve the Way You Learn and Teach In 2004, I started the University of Arizona’s Paramedic program. It was an intense program by any standard – sixty-four credit hours and hundreds of clinical hours in the space of nine months. Despite a history of being of good student for whom academics came easily – or maybe [...]
Healthcare has advanced in leaps and bounds over the past two decades. From imaging to robotics to novel pharmaceuticals to medical devices - we have seen innovation pave the way for the potential of better patient care. Yet with all of this forward thinking, the mechanics of practicing medicine have remained fragmented and inefficient. What [...]
