Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Current State of Healthcare IT Health Information Technology  (HIT) is huge in the healthcare industry. Times are changing and so are the ways we record patient data. Nowadays, it’s not uncommon to be at the doctor’s office spending at least 10 minutes going through questions you most likely have gone over and over before. Scenarios
[ Read More ]The mandated implementation of electronic health records systems – EHRs for short – has drastically changed the way doctors manage their practices. The inherent efficiencies of digitally tracking patients have led to the ability for doctors to see more patients in a given amount of time. Furthermore, it lets them forgo many of the formalities
[ Read More ]Digital Transformation in the Healthcare Industry As the “going digital†trend rapidly gains popularity across the corporate world, industries across the board are looking to digital transformation to answer their security, workflow efficiency and productivity problems! The healthcare industry is at the forefront of this shift towards a digital world! With the healthcare industry hosting
[ Read More ]As the healthcare industry explores strategies to combat opioid dependency, it seems that technology could be of increasing value — if used correctly. Every day, we’re reminded in news headlines and scientific reports that we’re experiencing an opioid crisis in the United States. We’re also reminded that it’s only getting worse. An estimated two million
[ Read More ]Once considered a luxury, EHR Software has become a necessity for modern providers who want to stay viable in today’s healthcare climate. If your practice has yet to transition to electronic health records, learn how this efficient technology can help save time, money and, in certain instances, lives. EHR Benefits to Practitioners A properly integrated
[ Read More ]The reason why many hospitals or medical practices fail to integrate the EHR system effectively is that they have not gone for in-depth healthcare workflow analysis before implementing the EHR tool. Healthcare workflow analysis helps hospitals and medical centers find out areas where health IT solutions can help in increasing the efficiency of performance. It
[ Read More ]Daily, healthcare providers and medical practitioners put their best foot forward to ensure that their patients receive the best care possible. Because technology has made it possible for patients to access their Electronic Health Records (EHRs), procedures must be put in place to make sure that the sector of health IT is safer. The task
[ Read More ]Time is money – an adage world follows. When providers realized paper medical records were time-consuming, Electronic Health Records were developed to make things streamlined. Early EHRs were only meant to capture basic clinical information, and over the time EHRs have taken the form of a digital version of paper medical records. In an industry
[ Read More ]By Santosh Varughese, president, Cognetyx, delivering ‘Ambient Cognitive Cyber Surveillance’ to protect information assets against cyber security threats, data breaches and privacy violations. I know how terrible hospital record theft can be. I myself have been the victim of a data theft by hackers who stole my deceased father’s medical files, running up more than $300,000
[ Read More ]Healthcare is changing at a rapid pace due to technological advances. There are many advantages to this, but at times it can be hard to keep up as a patient. Many health records, for example, are now stored electronically, instead of a paper chart. What does this mean for you as a patient? What is
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