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The Growing Age of Cloud-Based EMR Software
Companies are increasingly using technology to change the landscape of the healthcare industry. Physicians and other healthcare providers have recently begun to adopt new technologies…
EMR and the Doctor-Patient Relationship
In an in age of increasingly complex technology, the doctor-patient relationship has evolved in certain ways. Electronic health records (EHRs) also known as electronic medical…
The Importance of Accurate and Ethical Medical Billing
In a recent case in Georgia, the Grady Health System reached a settlement in a case for approximately 3 million dollars. Grady was sued by…
California and Washington Lead with Record Enrollments
The Affordable Care Act (ACA aka “Obamacare”) calls for every citizen of the United States to be covered by some form of health insurance by…
What’s the Difference between EMR Software and EHR Software?
As healthcare evolves and improves with technology, both patients and care providers look for better ways to prevent and diagnose illness, and to identify and…
The Business of Online Prescriptions
With the rising healthcare costs in America, and specifically prescription drugs, many seek relief by purchasing prescription drugs online. People have turned to cheaper online…
The Cost of Diagnostic Errors
The Cost of Diagnostic Errors A new study has found that diagnostic errors are the single largest source of successful malpractice claims. Furthermore, the study…
Unnecessary Emergency Room Visits
Emergency room visits cost insurance providers a fortune, and quite often they’re unnecessary. In an age where scrutiny of the healthcare system is perhaps at…
Personal Contact Reduces Readmission Rates
New research suggests that adding a personal touch to the doctor-patient relationship after discharge from the hospital may help to lower readmission rates of patients.…
End of Life Care Improvements
End of Life Care Improvements According to a new report, Medicare patients are experiencing improvements in the end of life care that they receive. Specifically,…
EMR and Mental Health
A recent study released in The International Journal of Medical Informatics suggests that the inclusion of a psychiatric patient’s psychiatric records within their electronic medical…
EMR Software and Malpractice
For any physician, the potential of having to address a malpractice claim represents a major area of concern. It is thus in the best interest…
FDA Approves First Pre-Surgical Breast Cancer-Fighting Drug
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a biotech drug from Roche, offering an earlier approach to treat breast cancer before surgery. Perjeta, approved…
Anesthesia Documentation Lagging
A survey taken by the Academic Health Sciences Centre of Canada and published in the U.S. National Library of Medicine found wide-ranging inconsistencies between recorded…
Oregon Reduces Number of Frequent ER Patients
America faces a physician shortage that is only set to intensify when the Affordable Care Act takes full effect in January of 2014. A number…
New Action Set Reduces Hospital Readmissions
A new set of protocols has been found to be effective in reducing the number of patient readmissions following their initial discharge. The Re-engineered Discharge…