Healthcare organizations need to ensure that telemedicine implementation does not lead to clinician burnout. Healthcare leaders state that telehealth can play a role in both reducing and increasing burnout. Several surveys have reflected that burnout among US providers is high, especially amid the ongoing pandemic. Data published in September 2022 reveals that 63% of physicians [...]
Healthcare providers are responsible to offer the best care to their patients. This requires flexibility and smooth availability of crucial data to make informed care decisions. However, it’s still not easy for clinicians to provide the optimum care their patient needs as many providers don’t have access to basic patient records outside their software system. [...]
Prescription drug monitoring programs help healthcare providers make sure that they are well aware of patients who are addicted or are at risk of becoming addicted to dangerous prescription drugs. The PDPM program is a proactive strategy to combat the opioid crisis in the United States. What are Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs? PDMP programs are [...]
Virtual primary care leverages technology to link patients with their primary healthcare provider. The virtual session can be done from anywhere, having a smartphone, laptop, and internet connectivity. Recent survey results by Elevance Health revealed that most Americans are satisfied with virtual primary care which has enabled them to take charge of their health. The [...]
Cancer treatment is costly in the United States. The costs will only continue to increase. It is estimated that by 2030 there will be a 34% increase from the year 2015 to reach $246 billion annually. Advancements in cancer care treatments and genomics have helped to produce advanced drugs to combat cancer, however, these drugs [...]
As the COVID-19 pandemic hit the world, patient care was impacted drastically and required quick action. Healthcare professionals and providers realized that they can’t wait for the pandemic to get over and hence took a proactive approach so care can be processed effectively. In the crisis Telemedicine EMR Software took the spotlight and became a [...]
Digital tools in healthcare have taken a solid place to enhance efficiency, streamline workflows, and improve care for patients. Healthcare providers have not shown resistance to deploying Electronic Health Records Software, E-Prescribing EMR Software, and Patient portal platforms. Clinicians know that patients of today not only expect good clinical encounters but want the best patient [...]
The last two years have been difficult for the healthcare sector all around the world. The COVID-19 pandemic initiated alarm and burden on the greatest healthcare systems, completely collapsing them. The pandemic led to several consequences, with healthcare workers suffering from great stress. However, the good thing that happened during the chaos was that healthcare [...]
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 [...]