Not all EHR vendors are created equal. In the land of equality, we also have freedom: freedom to do as little or as much as we please. Freedom to excel – and freedom to “get by”. When it comes to meeting the needs of your agency, does your electronic health records vendor excel or merely […]
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Opioid Crisis and Your EHR … a Follow-Up
The opioid crisis in America is so severe, we believe each must do what he or she can to wrestle the epidemic into submission, and as an EHR vendor, one of our abilities lies in using this very blog space to trumpet statistics and resources. So, although we addressed this topic last October, [see “3 […]
Read MoreSetting the Stage: Patient Satisfaction Begins at Check-In
Have you ever tried to put yourself in the shoes of a patient who is experiencing the environment of your agency or clinic for the first time, and tried to absorb the degree of patient satisfaction which might be generated by that “first impression”? For any public health agency or behavioral health clinic, this […]
Read MorePyramid Power: EHR Support and On-going Training Set Apart the Best from the Rest
A recent study by the American Journal of Managed Care reported in January of this year that nearly 75% of EHR users are not maximizing the full value of their system. Much like most of us utilize very little of the capabilities and capacity of our smartphones, so, too, the profile of the average EHR […]
Read MoreThe Tweets Heard Round the Medicare and Medicaid World: Spotlight on CMS Administrator Seema Verma
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services director Seema Verma is drawing the spotlight to changes coming to MACRA (Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act) with a series of declarative Twitter posts. And Tweets and re-Tweets are resounding. For example, here’s one of her latest: But the Tweet truly heard ‘round the Medicare and Medicaid […]
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