Now on demand listen to Carol Flagg discuss Clinical Communications and Collaboration for digital health products with Michelle McCleerey, VP of Strategy and Chief Clinical Officer at PerfectServe.
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By Terry Edwards – We live in an age of instant gratification. From the texts we send friends and family to the orders we place on Amazon.com, we’ve come to expect immediate results: instant responses, next-day shipping, etc.
By Terry Edwards – If you could take one solution with you on your journey to clinical integration, what would it be? Clinical integration is the unification of healthcare data, services and coordination across acute, outpatient and post-acute care.
By Terry Edwards – At Becker’s Hospital Review Annual CIO/HIT + Revenue Cycle Summit I discussed the elements needed to truly secure clinical communications with some of the best minds in the healthcare world. With the recent high profile news stories on ransomware attacks in hospitals and health systems, security and the ability to secure clinical information is top of mind for many.
By Mary Hatcher – Last year I heard former president George W. Bush speak about his 2004 vision for healthcare, which included electronic health records centered around a single patient identifier. He provided a clear example for this vision that resonated with me. He asked us to imagine someone had been in a terrible accident.
One of the ways that HITECH Answers is different from other media sites is the sense of community. The thought leaders in our community are good about sharing their thoughts on the issues of today. Here are the top read and shared guest posts of April.
By Michelle McCleerey – The Journal of the AMA recently published a study which revealed that more than one in four hospital readmissions are potentially preventable. The underlying issue behind many of the key factors contributing to preventative readmissions? A lack of care team communication and collaboration.
By Terry Hayes – It’s easy for patients to feel lost in our healthcare system. Between multiple doctors, nurses in and out of exam rooms, tests, re-tests, a handful of prescriptions—not to mention the complex web of how to actually pay for care—patients can feel like they’re caught in a convoluted situation, with rules they don’t understand.
This week’s HIE rundown includes: EHNAC collaborates with the Cooperative Exchange to enhance the Accreditation process, Black Book ranks Cerner No. 1 open system HIE provider, & PerfectServe expands its user base to approximately 58,000 physicians.