Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)
With pandemic-related stress exacerbated by ever-increasing administrative workloads, physician burnout is at an all-time high. How can healthcare organizations help reduce providers’ feelings of burnout and improve the patient experience?
With the annual revenue loss of one physician vacancy estimated at more than $2 million – and the cost to recruit replacements estimated at $250,000 each – losses of $4.68 billion per year can be attributed to physician burnout.
In a recent HIMSS survey, 59% of hospital leadership staff said that they have lost potential reimbursements over the last year due to poor data quality, and 47% reported inaccuracies in their quality reporting due to poor-quality data.
Many EHR problem lists have duplicate entries, outdated diagnoses and other information unrelated to a patient’s present condition, leading to confusion and frustration for clinicians.
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While most provider organizations have taken on some type of performance risk, only 15% have moved to pure population-based payment—and that figure is stalled, projected to grow a mere 1% by 2025.
The lack of interoperability in healthcare ecosystems is a critical issue for U.S. healthcare. The recent issuance of the Interoperability and Patient Access final rule (CMS-9115-F) by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) addresses this by driving interoperability and providing patients with access to their own health information...
Recently, as part of a shift to more patient-centered, value-driven healthcare, regulations such as the Interoperability and Patient Access final rule (CMS-9115-F) and the 21st Century Cures Act have been put into place to help put patients first and empower them to control their data and take a more active role in their own care. APIs make...
While the COVID-19 pandemic showed the value and dedication of healthcare professionals, it also led to rising levels of burnout and pressure for primary care physicians. In addition, these clinicians are often stuck with outdated legacy technology designed for payers and coders rather than physicians and patients. Bringing primary care back to...
MIMIT Health, a multispecialty group of independent providers based in Melrose Park, Illinois, was slowed by manual processes and data silos. Because patient forms were still being stored in paper form and EMR data was inaccessible for most employees, collaboration between staff was almost impossible, which affected efficiency. MIMIT Health chose...
Patients have come to expect a seamless digital experience from healthcare providers. Exceed those expectations by eliminating paperwork and presenting simple digital forms that improve HIPAA compliance, help patients get seen sooner and get providers paid faster.
