Mobius Clinic is the first app to make athenahealth documentation templates available on mobile devices. Mobius providers can use their iPhone or iPad to access templates within the HPI, ROS and PE sections of the athenahealth EMR. Why use templates? … Read More
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Developing your hospital or clinic’s mobile device policy
Posted by Remy Franklin
Nearly all health care professionals are now using smartphones, laptops, and tablets at work. Properly implemented, these mobile devices are valuable clinical tools. As healthcare embraces mobile, hospitals and clinics need policies to ensure that devices are used safely and efficiently … Read More … Read More
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5 best practices to boost EMR productivity
Posted by Remy Franklin
Electronic medical records (EMRs) represent a double-edged sword for many providers. Properly utilized, EMRs make healthcare more efficient and can improve the continuity of care. But many doctors are also spending more time behind the computer and less time with … Read More
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Are mHealth apps covered by HIPAA?
Posted by Remy Franklin
With over 300,000 published mHealth apps on the market, many Americans are using mobile devices to track and share information about their health and fitness. While some of this data qualifies as protected health information (PHI), not all mHealth apps … Read More
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Patients prefer doctors not use computers in the exam room
Posted by Remy Franklin
The rapid move to electronic health records has created valuable opportunities to make patient care more effective and efficient. But for most physicians, EHRs have also meant a new addition to the exam room: the desktop computer. Recent research finds … Read More
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5 best practices for patient scheduling
Posted by Remy Franklin
Patient scheduling can be challenging. On the one hand, you want to maximize your care team’s productivity and see as many patients as possible. On the other hand, you want to avoid long patient wait times and give each patient … Read More
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What are the benefits and limits of patient portals?
Posted by Remy Franklin
Patient portals are websites designed to give patients greater access to their health data online. Exactly what a portal offers depends on the vendor and specific provider, but their original purpose was to give patients easy access to their medical … Read More
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3 health IT innovations to watch in 2019
Posted by Remy Franklin
Information technology continues to play an expanding role in health care in 2019. While electronic health records (EHRs) have been the clear center of health IT innovation for a decade, other technologies are growing in importance. EHRs, artificial intelligence, and … Read More
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How to turn EMR documentation into meaningful patient interactions
Posted by Remy Franklin
Many doctors are frustrated that electronic medical records have resulted in more time on the computer and less time with patients. But others have found clever workflow innovations that turn documentation time into meaningful patient interactions. “Wait,” you’re thinking. “Turn … Read More
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Transitioning from a medical scribe to dictation software
Posted by Remy Franklin
With the advent of electronic health records physicians are spending hours a day on the computer typing clinical notes. Many doctors hire medical scribes as a way to manage the burden of digital documentation, but they often overlook a third … Read More
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