After the COVID-19 pandemic, it become difficult to proceed with in-person hospital visits. As the coronavirus cases increased in hospitals, there were concerns about unmet chronic care needs. Especially for patients suffering from cancer. The pandemic and cancer care These concerns became true. A study published in November 2020 revealed that because of the COVID-19 [...]
Evangelical Community Hospital has decided to move to a new electronic health records software to enhance patient care. The community hospital will go live with the Epic EMR Software system on December 4th, 2022. Deploying Epic solutions will enable the hospital to provide safe, and seamless healthcare delivery to all its patients. Benefits of using [...]
To combat the opioid epidemic that has taken more than 500,000 lives in the past two decades, all 50 states have implemented prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs). The information from these robust programs can alert clinicians to intervene to improve patient outcomes. What is a PDMP? A prescription drug monitoring program is an electronic database that [...]
Patient kiosks are being implemented by medical practices and clinics to make the check-in process faster, simple, and seamless. The robust technology of patient kiosks helps to improve the patient experience from their very first interaction with the clinic. Serving patients with the best services is now one of the top priorities of healthcare organizations [...]
As a healthcare professional you are inclined toward taking care of patients and not focusing on administrative tasks. Unfortunately, operational errands and responsibilities can lead to physician burnout and increased stress levels. According to a survey, 40% of employees waste an hour-plus every day on administrative tasks. Daily administrative tasks also overwhelm staff members leading [...]
Digital health solutions and tools have revolutionized the healthcare system by improving physician reach and remote care opportunities for patients. The American Medical Association’s AMA digital health research report released on September 14th, 2022, revealed that physician adoption of digital health tools has increased over the past six years. The survey further showed the importance [...]
Epocrates is an athenahealth, Inc. company that provides digital clinical support to healthcare professionals. Epocrates recently announced the launch of Bugs + Drugs, which is a mobile tool that offers information to clinicians regarding different bacteria types and antibacterial susceptibility patterns by location. How will the new mobile app help both patients and clinicians? There [...]
MEDITECH Expanse EHR Software Implementation at Southern Ohio Medical Center resulted in enhancing C. difficile testing process leading to quick disease detection and a reduction in canceled tests. Benefits of MEDITECH Expanse EMR software implementation The medical center implemented new Expanse workflows and tools solutions earlier this year. The hospital has realized a 30% relative [...]
Robotic assistant Moxi will help nurses at ChristinaCare to deliver supplies efficiently to the patient room. The aim of using the collaborative robot EHR Software integration or ‘cobot’ is to alleviate nurse burnout. How can the collaborative robot help nursing staff? The cobot can work with the nursing staff and even interact with them. They [...]
Primary care organization, The Good Clinic which is staffed by qualified nurse practitioners is implementing cloud-based software solutions from the athenahealth EMR software vendor. Using athenaOne aims to boost patient engagement through telehealth capabilities and patient engagement tools to empower clinicians and patients. The Good Clinic currently has six clinics in Minnesota and is planning [...]