Records Management Featured Articles

81. You Can't Ignore The Fax: Tips For Transitioning Providers To A Digital Fax Solution 7/6/2020

    While the fax machine has no shortage of challenges—lack of privacy, misdials and risk of confidentiality breach, throughput challenged, blurry printouts, wasteful—it also has been a tried and true workhorse. Organizations seeking to transition to a more efficient and secure alternative will need to take pragmatic steps to assure an electronic solution works as reliably, easily, and inexpensively as the fax machine.

82. The Role Of AI In Mitigating COVID-19 Confusion 7/1/2020

    Much like the pandemic itself, debates surrounding the medical nature of the coronavirus (COVID-19) continue to fester, with much media fanfare. From the clinical conjecture regarding when it might be safe to re-open states across the country to when and where people should be donning facemasks in public, the dichotomy of opinions has been intense and anxiety-inducing. Also, one other COVID-related conversation centers around the discussion of whether the infection is caused by a virus or bacteria. 

83. How Hybrid Tech Models Will Enable Healthcare To Outmaneuver Uncertainty 6/25/2020

    Digital transformation has been underway in healthcare for the better part of a decade, and until a few months ago it was a slow-moving transition for many organizations. But that all changed recently with many forced to make rapid pivots (some overnight), and healthcare leaders learned speed is not only possible but necessary if they are to achieve transformation and thrive in the face of uncertainty going forward.

84. Distancing Doesn't Mean Disconnecting! 6/25/2020

    Social distancing. It went from a phrase few people had ever heard to one that’s repeated on the news, via social media, and in private conversations many times a day. And while recommendations to stay a minimum of six feet apart have changed life as we know it, social distancing does not mean that communication with patients should slow down. In fact, it’s the very opposite! Patient communication is more important than ever before.

85. Making The Invisible Visible 6/18/2020

    Now, more than ever, optimizing expensive and complex hospital resources like operating rooms (ORs) is a necessity for hospitals and health systems. Maximizing use of open and block time, implementing more cases during prime/staffed hours, and creating more predictable schedules translate into increased OR profitability and more predictable use of “out of OR” resources. All of this directly impacts a hospital’s bottom line.

86. Implementing A Healthcare Data Platform To Promote High-Value Care 6/18/2020

    To close the gaps in healthcare delivery, healthcare organizations first need to drill deep into a patient’s clinical information and identify the underlying gaps. That’s no small task given that data and different ID numbers from heterogeneous sources be matched to a patient.

87. Nurses: Your HIT Frontline 6/18/2020

    If you want something done ask a busy person. And if you need help transitioning to a new health information system (HIS), ask a nurse. A lifeline to patients and doctors alike, nurses were early health information technology (HIT) adopters and continue to be on the frontline of its efficacious use in the clinical setting. That is why they are invaluable partners as hospitals move to a new HIS and figure out how best to archive legacy clinical data.

88. Collaboration, Coordination, And Data Can Solve Many Healthcare Challenges 6/15/2020

    There is one thing about American healthcare on which most of us agree: It needs work. Stories from friends about an outrageously priced prescription drug or a hometown hospital closing its doors put a face on the facts: U.S. per capita healthcare spending is almost twice the average of other wealthy, developed countries, yet the United States performs poorly in common health metrics like life expectancy and unmanaged diabetes.

89. Medical Devices And IoT: The Essentials For Patient Security 6/15/2020

    IoT technology is having a profound impact on the healthcare industry, bringing the potential to deliver better patient care, improve operational efficiency, and drive down costs for healthcare organizations. Healthcare organizations are adopting IoT devices at increasing rates to improve the quality of life for patients – and potentially save lives. In fact, Gartner research predicts IoT in healthcare will grow by 29 percent by the end of 2020. This includes all the IoT medical devices, like connected infusion pumps, skin patches, mobile X-ray machines, and patient telemetry monitors, that hospitals utilize to help advance healthcare delivery.

90. The Unfortunate Irony Of COVID-19 And Health Insurance — And Lessons To Learn From It 6/15/2020

    Concerned people often bring up the need to reform the American healthcare system. Individuals who are lucky enough to have insurance may find their plan has so many stipulations that it doesn't provide the level of coverage originally anticipated.