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 [...]
For years, clinic practices, hospitals, surgery centers, urgent care, assisted living, nursing homes, etc., have operated in silos. You’re probably thinking, “Tell me something I don’t know!” Here we are in the era of technology, where there is an app for everything, and we still cannot track patients as they flow throughout our community healthcare [...]
Officials state that small scale breaches of privacy often cause the most harm. According to the ProPublica Report, violations that expose the health details of just a patient or two are “proliferating nationwide”. For a full list of HIPAA breaches and fines, you can visit OCR’s Breach Portal. Doctors, PAs, CNPs, and other providers who [...]
Going paperless is not just simply adopting an Electronic Medical Record. This is just the first step, as your practice likely manages a ton of paper in other areas. Paper truly impedes the overall goal of having an integrated and collaborative healthcare team. Many employees prefer paper. You can touch it, refer to it, and [...]
Rounding with a purpose. Interesting,…tell me more. Heavy caseload. Multiple hospitals. Sick patients—some, very high risk. Long hours. Exhausted. Missed dinners. No relief in sight. Fast forward. You adopt a mobile charge capture solution that automatically sends charges to your biller and billing staff because missed charges mean lost revenue – for the work you [...]
I remember the days when writing “Agree with above” in the paper chart was enough to satisfy the clinical documentation gods. Those were simpler times. A modern clinical practice has become more complicated – not just with documentation requirements. Demands on medical providers who are caring for an aging population have increased exponentially. Balancing office [...]
