It is a fact that technology is being used heavily in the healthcare industry, although a bit later than other industries and health informatics is one evolving specialization.  Health informatics is a term given to the process of acquisition, storage, retrieval and use of patient information by various healthcare providers of a patient with a combined use of communications, information technology, and healthcare. A major factor in the increased use of health informatics is the increased use of electronic health records as a result of incentive programs for ‘meaningful use’.  Electronic health records are designed with a view to collect, store and share a patient’s health information from all providers who are involved in the patient’s healthcare. In a scenario where healthcare providers are quickly adapting EHR solutions in their facilities, health informatics will see a tremendous growth as facilities implement new systems and upgrade their existing databases. L...

Implementing electronic health records has been a challenging task for many facilities in the initial stages of transition. Though the implementation was a time-consuming and expensive affair, it altered the way medicine is practiced in healthcare setups and helped doctors to do their best in saving lives. The adoption of EHR solutions for maintaining electronic health records to use health information technology to provide better healthcare to people has become necessary through meaningful use. Here are some tips for facilities to implement EHR solutions . Check your status : Firstly check the status of your facility as to if there are any processes that have been pending for some time and need to be completed. Implementing EHR solutions is a different process altogether and if there are any processes that are already pending, it would put a burden on the staff to cope with the new process again. Also, check if your facility has appropriate infrastructure and adequate staf...

Electronic health records is the records system that facilitates sharing of digitally stored patient information across healthcare facilities and settings. Initially, many people were skeptical if EHRs would improve the quality of patient care in any manner. However, over a period of time, it has been proved that the various features of EHR solutions if utilized appropriately can improve the patient care considerably across healthcare facilities like hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers. Taking the digital path to consolidate the patient health information ensures patient data security and also facilitates better communication between physicians and other healthcare specialists. EHR solutions provide great resources to various parties involved in providing healthcare at various points of time by giving seamless transfer of data with all the vital information, at critical stages. EHR solutions can benefit both the patients and healthcare providers if the records are ma...

In the everyday hustle and bustle, most of us travel long distances from our place of residence to the place of work. How many times we might have thought about people who work from the comforts of home and enjoy their work. We all, at some point of time or the other, wish for that kind of comfort and coziness in our work life. When we ponder over the thought and think of jobs that give us such a chance and at the same time a security of the salary, we can zero in on healthcare documentation jobs and medical coding jobs.  Healthcare documentation is the process of listening to a physician’s recorded audio file and transcribing it into a prescribed digital format. Medical coding is the process of transforming various details regarding the healthcare diagnoses, treatments, medications and procedures performed on a patient into universally accepted medical alphanumeric codes. Though it is true that these jobs can be done from home, you can’t start straight away working from ...

Healthcare is a costly affair and most of the healthcare provided in the US is based on a patient’s insurance coverage, whether it is from insurance players or through Medicare or Medicaid. So, healthcare providers have to take due care and be cautious while registering patients and providing healthcare. Technology comes handy to the facilities in the way of EHR solutions and related software that help in medical eligibility verification in real-time.  Most of the times, it is observed that medical facilities rely on their administrative and front office staff for insurance verification and medical billing procedures that affect their revenue cycle management. But, these staff is not given the required latest tools to process the information provided by the patients that make their job complicated and results in revenue losses and customer dissatisfaction.  To avoid this kind of loss, the best way is to start the medical billing process right at the time a patie...

The technological advancements have changed our lives tremendously. The impact of technology can be seen in every field of life. In the healthcare industry, technology has not only helped improve the quality of life with new machines and medicines but also has helped both the healthcare providers and patients with patient information at the fingertips which facilitate faster decisions. The electronic medical records and electronic health records are a result of the technology. Let us a take a look at some of the recent trends in the electronic health records arena. Using mobile technology: With more and more people using smartphones, there is an increase in the demand for access to medical records on mobile phones. Since patients move from one place to another and visit different specialists, it is understood that it becomes necessary to be able to access the information from anywhere. Using cloud technology: The cloud technology comes with its own benefits of cost-ef...