Though we seldom see their use in our modern world and, even then, only in fiction, there was a time when it was common for people to actually use things like crystal balls and divining rods to try to uncover unknown yet valuable information. As unbelievable as it may seem, soothsayers peered into crystal balls aiming to help seekers look into the future for guidance, while prospectors would rely earnestly on divining rods as they attempted to locate underground riches of water or oil. While
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84% of Patients Prefer Front Desk to Tech Options, 87% Face Staffing Challenges
What You Should Know: - A new study found 84% of providers say patients still schedule care with the front desk, and 73% rely on human calls -- despite all of the advances in communication. A full 87% say they’ve faced administrative staffing challenges over the last 12 months. Of those, one third (35%) found those staffing challenges have had a negative impact on staff morale, and about one in six (18%) noted it has led to longer wait times. - The survey was commissioned
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3 Ways to Boost Patient Confidence with Real-Time Contactless Communication
Although the vaccine’s rollout is slowly underway, Covid cases worldwide are continuing to reach all-time highs as new mutations make the virus even more contagious than ever before. Not surprisingly, patients’ concerns about visiting their healthcare providers in the midst of this global pandemic persist, pushing demand for telehealth solutions that allow patients and their doctors to communicate without the need for in-person visits. In fact, a recent report from McKinsey found that
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Transitioning from Traditional to E-Fax: How Healthcare Communications are Transforming Post-COVID
The majority of industries have decreased or eliminated their use of the traditional fax machine over the past decade, including aviation, retail, and even finance. While the healthcare industry is at the forefront of disease research and treatment, however, it is still heavily reliant on this aging technology. Traditional fax has become ubiquitous in healthcare. It worked for health systems for many years, but the overwhelming volume of patient data and paper documents the healthcare
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HHS Extends Compliance Dates for Information Blocking Requirements
What You Should Know: - HHS released an interim final rule to extend compliance dates and timeframes to meet information blocking beyond those identified in April 21, 2020, enforcement discretion announcement and establishes new future applicability dates for information blocking provisions. - The interim final rule also adopts updated standards and makes technical corrections and clarifications to the ONC Cures Act Final Rule. Today the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’
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Bouncing Back Stronger: A Playbook for Reopening Medical Practices
It is a grim irony that the greatest health crisis of our generation separated most Americans from their healthcare providers. During the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, most medical practices that responsibly followed social-distancing guidelines drastically limited in-person visits or were shuttered entirely. But as doctors start to open their doors to patients again, one thing should be clear: We cannot go back to the way things used to be. For even though pre-COVID surveys showed that
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Healthcare Blockchain Startup BurstIQ Nabs $5.5M for HIPAA-Compliant Blockchain Platform
- BurstIQ raises $5.5M for HIPAA-compliant blockchain platform services for on-chain data management, complex data ownership, and granular consent.- The healthcare blockchain-based software company plans to aggressively expand sales, marketing, and network growth.BurstIQ, an Denver, CO-based provider of HIPAA-compliant blockchain solutions for the healthcare industry has raised $5.5M in Series A funding led by Elsewhere Partners. Elsewhere, a growth-stage venture capital firm which invests in
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MGMA Appoints Dr. Halee Fischer-Wright New President, CEO
On Friday, the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) appointed Dr. Halee S. Fischer-Wright, MD, MMM, FAAP as the Association’s new President and Chief Executive Officer, effective March 23. Dr. Fischer-Wright is a renown healthcare executive and physician leader currently serving as Chief Medical Officer at St. Anthony North Health Campus (Westminster, Colo.), which is part of the Centura Health System. Additionally, she started her own successful medical practice early in her
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