Putting EHR and Patient Engagement Together
Ever since the concept of the electronic health record (EHR) program made its way into our modern healthcare system, the term “patient engagement” has grown right alongside it. It doesn’t make sense to have one …
What Seniors Really Want From Tech and Medicine
Is your medical practice targeting seniors? In 2015, almost 48 million people in the United States were over the age of 65. That’s just shy of 15 percent of the total population. By 2060, that …
3 Things About HIPAA To Keep In Mind As You Use Third-Party Platforms
When you’re piecing together your office system strategies, you look for things that will make you more efficient. You want apps that cut down on replicating your work. You look for intuitive software that speeds …
Would You Pay Ransom If Your Medical Equipment Was Hacked?
How strong is your IT security policy? Do you have the confidence your policies could stand up to a major attack? Most organizations do … until the unthinkable happens. You walk in and boot up …
How Interoperability Impacts Your Practice
In the 21st Century Cures Act, interoperability is defined as the ability of different information technology systems and software applications to communicate and exchange data with ease. Then once the data moves between various applications, …
Privacy and Blockchain Technology - Does It Exist In Healthcare?
Think back for a moment about your life in the healthcare system. Over the years, you’ve visited a lot of different medical practitioners for a variety of different things. You’ve seen: A general practitioner for …
Data Center + Growing Security Threats = Challenges
IT teams have a lot of challenges on their hands today. But I don’t have to tell you that. You’re battling them all the time. What makes it even more strenuous is the speed at …
Workarounds: The Newest IT Security Risk
What do healthcare facilities worry about right now in 2018? According to a report put out by the ECRI Institute, one of the most significant concerns involves workarounds. Workarounds occur when a staff member needs …
Are Duplicate Patient Records Causing Your Security Problems?
In 1950, the most popular names in America were James, Michael, and Robert for males, Mary, Linda, and Patricia for females. Now lets pair those names with a popular surname such as Smith, Johnson, or …
Can AI Be The Solution To Better EHR?
There’s a problem with the current EHR systems in today’s medical practices. According to an Annals of Internal Medicine study, for every hour a doctor spends with her patients, she spends double the amount of …
