Importance of investing in PDMPs
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 helps to track controlled substance [...]
Making Telehealth Sessions A Hit
During the COVID pandemic, many practices had no choice but to switch to some form of virtual care. This forced the industry to explore a somewhat unknown technology since there were many questions, such as whether care could be given properly when not in the same room as the patient. It has since been reported that 38% of care is [...]
What Does the Future of EMR Look Like?
Recently the world was impacted by an event that transformed everything. COVID has had permeating effects in almost all aspects of life, but none so more than the field in which it was unearthed: healthcare. The means through which we compensated have led to irreversible changes to EMR software around the world, forcing us to catalyse the development of devices [...]
Improving Healthcare Cybersecurity
During the COVID-19 pandemic and the expansion of Telemedicine EMR Software solutions, healthcare became the most attractive option for cybercriminals. This led to an increase in data breaches and phishing attacks. So how can healthcare organizations navigate cyber security challenges? The answer lies in having a proactive strategy and adhering to strict privacy and protection protocols throughout the organization. Meeting [...]
The Value of Patient Kiosks
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 along with effective clinical encounters. [...]
FQHC uses Telehealth for Improved Care
Harbor Care Health and Wellness Center in Nashua, is committed to offering primary care, mental health, and dental services to the homeless populations that are at risk of homelessness. Harbor Care is a Federally Qualified Community Center, which was established to provide affordable medical services to foster a better community for everyone. The issue for the FQHC Harbor Care Health [...]
New athenahealth research on Telehealth
The usage of telehealth rapidly skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Healthcare providers have realized the true value of Telemedicine EMR Software solutions post-pandemic, emerging as an important diagnostic tool and treatment vehicle, according to a recent athenahealth research. The leading provider of network-enabled software for health systems, athenahealth announced its findings last month suggesting the powerful platform can help fill [...]
