EHR vendor NextGen Healthcare has announced the launch of a cloud-based tool, Mirth Cloud Connect. The powerful interoperability solution aims to resolve clinical data exchange challenges. Mirth Cloud Connect is a fully managed interoperability platform that takes care of interface development and maintenance. How does Mirth Cloud Connect combat data exchange challenges? Mirth Cloud Connect [...]
Interoperability gains can help address healthcare challenges like provider burnout, staffing shortages, and increasing costs. According to the Surescripts 2022 National Progress Report, more than 2 million healthcare providers exchanged patient clinical and benefit information greater than 21.7 billion times in 2022. The Surescripts Network Alliance is working to streamline how health information is exchanged [...]
The traditional fax method has now evolved known as cloud faxing. Cloud faxing for healthcare providers is more efficient and offers better security than traditional methods. Cloud faxing eliminates the need for paperwork and transmits data digitally. To make cloud faxing work health systems require internet connectivity and an active account with the cloud faxing [...]
Epic Systems dominate the EHR vendor market as more healthcare organizations continue to invest in Epic EMR software solutions. Epic is one of the most extensively used software vendors in the United States, connecting 250 million patients. Missouri-based Mosaic Life Care, Harris Health, and Legacy Community Health have recently announced Epic electronic health records implementations [...]
An ONC data brief has shown an increase in ePrescribing adoption for controlled substances. The use of electronic prescribing of controlled substances (EPCS) and prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) can support clinicians to make confident and informed care and treatment decisions. The USA is going through a drug overdose crisis, and using EPCS and PDMPs [...]
Healthcare interoperability is important to support the seamless exchange of health data between systems. Interoperability is not an endpoint but a journey. The use of digital technology solutions in healthcare has prompted the implementation of health IT systems and standards between payers and providers due to federal rulemaking and many incentives. Some health systems don’t [...]
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 [...]
One of the largest EHR providers, Epic software solutions, has announced the launch of Connection Hub, a website for health IT vendors to report interoperability. The website will act as a platform allowing vendors to list their apps and self-report that they have achieved success in data exchange with Epic electronic health records software. The [...]
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 [...]