When the coronavirus pandemic struck, many consumers and healthcare professionals alike looked for new ways to gain access to necessary healthcare without compromising health and safety in crowded waiting rooms and hospitals. The answer presented itself in the form of telemedicine.
Topics: healthcare, VideoConferencing, telemedicine, private practice, communication system, telehealth
During the coronavirus epidemic, the nation’s healthcare workers went into overdrive to care for their regular patients plus those needing special assistance battling the virus. The trend toward overwork is continuing, however, putting many physicians and their staff at risk of burnout.
Topics: healthcare, #DocumentManagement, #DMS, general practice efficiency, general practice
With many challenges ahead of it in 2021 and beyond, the healthcare industry is reshaping the way it conducts business in order to stay agile and to seek to provide outstanding patient care. Among the tools healthcare providers will use is a growing relationship with digital providers that will help reduce physician burdens.
Topics: document management, healthcare, #DMS, improving healthcare workflow, patient experience
The U.S. healthcare system is filled with administrative complexity. From processing multiple intake forms to sharing medical records among providers to dealing with insurance billing procedures, these tasks contribute to skyrocketing medical costs and lowered profitability for providers.
Topics: document management, healthcare, Print Management, Controlling costs in your private medical practice, Controlling costs medical practice, Private medical practice, Controlling costs in a private medical practice, methods for controlling costs medical practice,, tips for controlling costs medical practice, why you should control costs medical practice
Surging patient loads are overwhelming health care providers, causing burnout and leading to vast inefficiencies in the provision of care. Outdated technologies make the situation worse, and legacy or patchworked systems fuel the flames of provider frustration.
Topics: document management, healthcare, the importance of interoperability in healthcare, healthcare document management & interoperability, Interoperability in healthcare, Interoperability, Document management for interoperability, benefits of interoperability in healthcare
In April 2020 alone, there were an astonishing 37 data breaches affecting 500 or more records each, falling close to the 2019 average of 41.9 data breaches each month.
Topics: ECM, healthcare, #ManagedITServices, #HealthcareITSolutions, #cybersecurity, ElectronicHealthRecords
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), provides standards for protecting patient medical information. In conjunction with HIPAA, Medicare and Medicaid have requirements for prescriptions. Both regulations cover not only paper documents and digital records but also printed records. Every prescription printed is subject to Medicare and HIPAA regulations.
Topics: healthcare, specialty printing, #Infrastructure
