APIs: The Popular Elixir to EHR Data Migration Challenges
The integration of Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems and digital health along with the ability for EHR data migration has had an undeniably beneficial effect on the lives of providers and their patients. Yet, many of the organizations providing EHR software…...
Inadequacy of the Current Telehealth Solutions in the Market
In a previous blog, we establish why we needed Telehealth. We even cited the miraculous real-life story of Dr. FitzGerald((Hevesi, Dennis. "Jerri FitzGerald, 57, Dies; Treated Own Cancer at South Pole)), who had her life saved, thanks to Telehealth. But…...
The eHealth Exchange and Interoperability in HIE
Technology is taking over. There is no denying that. If you go to a mall, a movie theater, a sporting event, or any other place where people gather, you would see people, ranging from age 6 to age 80+, having…...
Using Bots in Patient Portals
Practical uses for artificial intelligence have long been only theoretical, but these technologies and applications have been evolving so rapidly that we are now in a period where artificial intelligence is being implemented in almost every industry, on a global…...
Leveraging Tech To Ease The Prior Authorization Burden
Prior authorization and pre-approval has been a pain for providers for nearly 40 years. While, in theory, it ensures that patients do not pay out of pocket for healthcare and that providers are paid in full for the care they…...
EHRs Built with Cognitive Design Could Lead to Happier Providers
EHR system usage is cited as one of the reasons for an increased burnout rate in healthcare providers. This is problematic, since it could lead to a number of issues, such as a “rise in unprofessional behaviour, a drop in…...
Clearinghouses and EHR: How to Make Them Work for You
Many of you already know what a clearinghouse is. For the uninitiated, a claims clearinghouse is the conduit through which claims are submitted to various insurance companies. However, most clearinghouses do much more: they enable providers to facilitate medical billing -…...
Cloud Security and Data Protection in Healthcare
In February 2015, around 80 million people were affected by healthcare data breach at Health insurer Anthem. In January same year 11 million patient data was compromised at the Premera BlueCross BlueShield. Recently more than 10 million protected patient record was illegally accessed…...
7 Authorized Mobile Health Apps for you!
Health industry is now Mobile! And we know that there is no looking back, since the use of mobile in the health industry is set to increase and the FDA has put regulations in place for health apps to suit…...