Interoperability: Reaching Efficiency in Radiology
Interoperability is the key to gaining insights, easing burnout and improving the daily workflow.
Electronic Health Record Adoption is Challenging Rural Hospitals
The healthcare needs of residents living in rural areas are no different than the residents of densely populated cities throughout the U.S. However, there is a gap in the level of service available to these rural residents. Electronic health record (EHR) requirements are not unlike the healthcare needs of the rural residents in that these […]
Three Reasons Electronic Health Records Really do Mean Better Care for Patients
The move to embrace electronic health records doesn’t sit well with everyone. In fact, many healthcare professionals that have been in the industry for decades have been quite skeptical of storing information, including medical images, in electronic form. The reluctance to go with electronic health records was aided in the early days of the technology […]
Electronic Health Records Search Tool Compliments Image Transmission
The amount of information available to healthcare providers today has drastically increased due to electronic health records. Because of this influx of data, it has become important for this information to be searchable. Some refer to this as a “sea of information” that needs to be Googled in order to find what’s needed. For medical […]
Electronic Health Records Glitch: Will Doctors be Penalized?
The Centers for Medicaid & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a rule offering flexibility to healthcare providers, large hospitals and critical access hospitals, allowing them to use 2011 edition electronic health records technology for the 2014 electronic health records reporting period. Furthermore, providers can use the 2013 reporting definitions when filing in 2014 and they won’t […]
Top Worries for Patients and Their Electronic Personal Health Records
The voice of the average patient has been clear for a long time: they want more access to their health records and to take a more proactive and personalized approach to their healthcare needs. A recent study by Accenture finds that a slight majority of patients are more concerned with having access to their medical […]
Should You Switch EHR or Expand Current System? Consider Honeycomb Exchange Benefit
Years ago, many healthcare providers jumped head first into electronic health records (EHR) and established what they thought was a good system. However, it’s becoming quite clear that as technology improves by leaps and bounds in very short periods of time, those original EHRs are most likely on their way out. How many, exactly? According […]
Electronic Health Records Don’t Have to Cost an Arm and a Leg (Literally)
There is no shortage of grueling tales about how electronic health records have caused riffs in the medical community. Does it have to be so difficult? It’s true that there is more required of physicians today and it’s almost always tasks that take them away from what they do best – care for their patients. […]
How Does the Cloud Benefit Hospitals for Electronic Health Records?
The cost of healthcare is an issue that will probably never go away, but there are measures healthcare providers can take to help control them, including adopting cloud-based electronic health records solutions. While the management of digital medical data has been a contributing factor the increased costs associated with healthcare, there are some companies using […]
How Electronic Health Records Will Impact Veterans’ Health Care in the U.S
The coordination of quality and safe healthcare depends on the health information exchange established by a healthcare provider. An entity with one of the strongest backgrounds in using health information exchange for electronic health records is the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Many of the veterans seeking care through the VA also see doctors […]