When most people think of physician house calls they imagine a quaint scene. A kindly, experienced doctor carrying a black bag knocks on the doors of the infirm. Just two decades ago, most observers would have said that this model … Read More
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How to enrich the EMR with images
Posted by Remy Franklin
Most doctors now use mobile devices to access the EMR. But many aren’t using these devices to their full capacity. The latest mobile EMR apps make it possible to do more than just reference charts or add text to clinical … Read More
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Is it OK for doctors to use smartphones in front of patients?
Posted by Remy Franklin
Phone etiquette is changing fast, and it’s not always clear when and how it’s acceptable to use a smartphone. Everyone has had the experience of taking out their phone at a social gathering to send a text or look something … Read More
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How to secure PHI when using your smartphone
Posted by Remy Franklin
Mobile devices like smartphones and tablets are now common in medical practices. But these devices also introduce new risks and challenges for securing protected health information (PHI). If you’re a healthcare professional, it’s likely you’ve accessed or shared patient data … Read More
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Top 5 tools to reduce data entry errors in EHRs
Posted by Remy Franklin
Electronic health records have the potential to streamline data entry and improve accuracy. But they’re also a relatively new technology for health systems, which can be the cause of costly and dangerous mistakes. As a healthcare provider, make sure you … Read More
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Upload EHR documents faster with Mobius Clinic
Posted by Remy Franklin
Uploading paper documents to the patient chart can be a painful process. Even with athenhealth’s innovative barcode system, there are so many steps. Find the patient on athenanet, add a new document, create a bar code sticker, print the sticker, … Read More
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Best practices for smartphones in healthcare
Posted by Remy Franklin
Most doctors are using smartphones in their medical practice, which comes with big benefits and also some risks. Implement these best practices for smartphones in healthcare to ensure you are getting the most out of your mobile technology at work. … Read More
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7 ways healthcare professionals use smartphones
Posted by Remy Franklin
When the Blackberry first merged communication and computing features in 2002, it was hard to imagine how handheld mobile devices would change healthcare and other industries. But today, when over 90 percent of physicians’s use smartphones at work, it’s hard … Read More … Read More
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How to understand your healthcare organization’s mobile device policies
Posted by Remy Franklin
Mobile devices are changing healthcare as more employees use their smartphones and tablets for work. Physicians and nurses are using their devices to check email, receive lab results, message with their team, and even add notes to the EHR. If … Read More
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The status of mobile health apps: 11 facts
Posted by Remy Franklin
Observers were impressed when the number of mobile health apps reached 100,000 in Q1 2014. Today, that number has more than tripled and stakeholders within the health industry are embracing mobile health solutions. That’s according to a 2017 report from … Read More
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