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 [...]
Prime Healthcare and Artificial Intelligence (AI), and automation company Steer Health have announced a strategic partnership to enhance patient outcomes and care access. The enterprise collaboration aims to create a next-generation customer experience for Prime Healthcare’s 45 hospitals and 300 outpatient locations in 13 states. Benefits of the automation-based consumer-engaged platform As per the healthcare partnership, [...]
Many healthcare organizations have leveraged a robust Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) Software solution to streamline financial tasks and keep patients satisfied. Hackensack Meridian Health in New Jersey is using revenue cycle technology to improve patient collections and financial experience. The hospital does not want to use manual processes for its revenue cycle as it may [...]
According to Surescripts, in the first six months of this year, healthcare interoperability has grown rapidly. The company has been successful to support health data exchange for almost 20% of Americans. Why is interoperability important in healthcare? Health information technology systems are being used by healthcare organizations, these software solutions include EHR systems, Medical billing [...]
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 [...]
It has become even more crucial that existing and new patients are connected to your practice due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Patient engagement levels depend upon enhanced connectivity options. The Healthcare IT News revealed that the healthcare industry will adopt a holistic methodology for patient engagement and access. Unified solutions will be deployed by [...]
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused healthcare organizations to embrace remote care models to ensure patients receive prompt care without having to visit the provider’s clinic. Remote patient monitoring (RPM) technology makes it possible to monitor a patient’s condition without an in-office visit. How does remote patient monitoring work? Remote patient monitoring tools leverage technology to [...]
Researchers from the University of Florida (UF) are making use of the funding from the school to assist in resolving the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. $3.7 million in funding will be used to track coronavirus variants with the creation of an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm. The COVID-19 pandemic All around the world, the COVID-19 pandemic has [...]
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 [...]