Article Archive for August 2021
Making the Most of EHRs
Technology and documentation requirements in the world of technology has many healthcare providers feeling overwhelmed and burned out. When you consider that on average, primary care physicians spend more than half of their 11.4-hour workdays on …
Still Seeking Interoperability
The importance of interoperability has been discussed for years and yet, recent research reveals about one in five hospitals report different vendors for their inpatient and ambulatory electronic health record (EHR) systems. This interesting topic …
Interoperability Update
From the beginning, interoperability has been the goal of electronic health records (EHRs). The ability to share and access information about one patient across various providers and platforms is the end game. Healthcare IT News …
Using Technology Safely, to Keep Patients Safe
Medical errors harm 1.5 million people and cost $3.5 billion every year, according to The Institute of Medicine (IOM). Shockingly, or maybe not, their report claims that medical errors are not due to incompetent people, but rather …
Communicating with Patients on the Margins
Researchers are examining how data analytics and electronic health records (EHRs) can assist in targeting marginalized populations to improve COVID-19 vaccine outreach efforts and eliminate health disparities. Health IT Analytics brought this to our attention …
Cybersecurity Has Never Been More Important
Within the last year, healthcare organizations have had to be proactive in their efforts to align the health industry’s cybersecurity efforts to include medical device security. The COVID-19 pandemic increased the risk and potential damage. …
New Efforts to Thwart Fraud
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Center for Program Integrity (CPI) has awarded an application programming interface (API) implementation contract that has in its objectives, boosting data sharing for fraud detection. EHR Intelligence brought this …
Medical Careers Under Consideration
After more than a year in quarantine and isolation, many workers are reexamining their career options. Second careers aren’t new but they have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. This topic came to us from …
Preparation Takes on New Importance
COVID-19 changed many things, in healthcare, other businesses and in our personal lives. It also created a catalytic moment for healthcare organizations by testing their emergency preparedness at every level—including their technology infrastructure. The pandemic …
Artificial Intelligence in Health Records
Clinicians are often frustrated over the way they have to interact with electronic health records (EHRs). This is not news. However, there is work taking place by search and tech giant, Google, for streamlining functions …
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