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• Telehealth: The Platform Is Burning

  4/21/2020

  Leveraging your outpatient organization’s rapid implementation of telehealth for a long-term strategy to serve your patients. The rapid launch and/or acceleration of an existing telehealth program in light of COVID-19 is a matter of survival for your healthcare organization and your patients.

• 2017 Will Be The Year Of The Cloud In Healthcare

  11/28/2016

  Healthcare has experienced profound change over the past several years, with 2017 promising more of the same. While many recent changes, such as the mandatory adoption of EHRs, have been driven by federal policy, next year’s changes will be driven by the need to deliver outstanding service to healthcare consumers while keeping costs in check.

• Can Healthcare Be Cheaper Than A Cup Of Coffee?

  7/18/2019

  When faced with article after article about the rising costs of healthcare, I often ask myself --can healthcare be cheaper than the cost of a cup of coffee? And the answer that I come back to every time is, Yes! With the proper technology, a doctor visit can cost less than your morning latte.

• Technological Innovations To Promote Patient Safety, Engagement

  10/13/2015

  In recent years, clinicians and hospitals have paid increasing attention to safety in the care experience and avoidance of preventable adverse events (PAEs). Of course, the practice of medicine is both an art and a science, and is thus subject to human error. But with a “product” as critical and as delicate as human health, a commitment to the prevention of error — and to adopting the necessary tools to be successful — must be a top priority. Lessons from the industry may be helpful to those of us in the healthcare community. Smart businesses, such as manufacturing operations, have an obligation to mitigate risk of error. More than nine out of ten workplace accidents are the result of human error, so companies often rely on systems processes — essentially, checklists based on best practices — to establish safety protocols. By Michael Gropper, M.D., Ph.D.

• Technology You Can't Afford Not To Include In Your Budget

  9/4/2018

  The end of 2018 is fast approaching, and that means healthcare practices are making plans for the upcoming year. Everything from marketing strategies to physical improvements in providers’ offices, the beginning of a new year is the perfect time for a fresh start. And with that fresh start comes budget discussions. The goal of every business is to minimize spending and maximize revenue, so often times budget conversations center around areas where practices can decrease costs. In the healthcare world, it can be difficult to justify increasing costs with new technology when practice margins are tight. But sometimes the right patient relationship management (PRM) technology can make a big impact on the bottom line and be well worth the investment, as it quickly pays for itself in increased visits and improved efficiency.

• Case Study: Prescription-Strength SmartSearch Cures Inefficiency In Home Health Care Operation

  1/12/2010

  Square 9 Softworks is a leading developer of innovative, business-centric software solutions including the awardwinning SmartSearch Content Management Suite. By Square 9 Softworks