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• Dedicated Recording Devices More Efficient For Dictation And Clinical Workflows

  10/24/2016

  Four out of five physicians use smartphones for patient care-related activities. Considering the ubiquity of smartphones in our culture, that finding is not very surprising. What is concerning is physicians who dictate may be using a voice recording application on their smartphone to capture patient care notes, content for letters, and other sensitive data to be later transcribed.

• Combating The Coronavirus With Telemedicine

  2/25/2020

  The new coronavirus (COVID-19), recently declared by the World Health Organization (WHO) an international public health emergency, is hitting closer to home. The virus has infected tens of thousands and continues to spread globally, prompting U.S. healthcare providers—many who are already stretched thin during the busy flu season—to question how they will accommodate a potential spike in visit volume while protecting their patients and themselves.

• The Self-Servicing Of Healthcare: Progress Or Patient Abandonment?

  11/7/2018

  For most people, it’s difficult to remember when automated teller machines (ATMs) did not exist. Prior to the introduction of ATMs, every banking task required filling out a short form, waiting in line to interact with a teller and maybe even waiting for that teller to speak with a manager to sign off on your transaction. Of course, all of this assumed that you could even get to the bank in between the tight business hours that it kept.

• Technology Can Solve The Healthcare Industry's Employee Engagement Crisis

  6/29/2018

  When it comes to targeting optimum patient care, the healthcare industry has been a leader in visionary deployment of advanced technologies. But there’s one glaring area where this sector could benefit from an innovative technology solution: employee engagement. The healthcare industry has reached epidemic levels of disengagement, resulting in organizations struggling with issues such as absenteeism, poor attrition rates, loss of productivity, and business disruption. Unless the situation improves, the negative side effects of disengagement could have far more serious consequences for the healthcare industry, given that successful patient care outcomes are dependent on the engagement level of employees.

• The Pressure To Publish Rapidly: The Risks Vs. Rewards Of Fast-Tracked COVID-19 Studies

  7/15/2020

  While time is of the essence as hospitals and health systems, drug regulatory agencies, and the general public prepare for the virus’s second wave, concerns around the dangers of accelerated research studies must also be considered.

• Document Storage Systems: The Role They Could Play In Healthcare

  8/9/2017

  Document storage systems are becoming imperatives in healthcare, particularly as the industry changes in terms of legislation, privatization, and direct care measures. By Jesse Wood, CEO, eFileCabinet