eClinicalWorks Blog
- 10 August, 2021
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National Health Center Week 2021
It has been more than 150 years since chemists in England, Germany, and Russia began constructing the first periodic table of the elements, arranging the fundamental constituents of the universe in order of their atomic weight and relations to one another. Even today, scientists debate the placement of certain elements and continue efforts to catch a glimpse, however brief, of “new” elements.
Continue Reading- 6 August, 2021
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PRISMA: Fulfilling the Promise of Interoperability
On any given day, medical professionals and patients alike may search the internet, use social media, or order a meal using their smartphone. The remarkable technologies behind those daily activities surely extend to healthcare information — right?
Continue Reading- 4 August, 2021
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Summer Can Mean Orthopedic Trouble and eClinicalWorks Can Help
Whether you live in the mountains, by the sea, or in town, summer is great for getting out and staying active. It’s also — oops! — prime season for injuring one or more of those complicated joints, tendons, and ligaments that allow humans to walk, run, jump, bend, twist, and move in complex ways.
Continue Reading- 28 July, 2021
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When PRISMA Can Lead to Better Healthcare
There’s no doubt that PRISMA, the eClinicalWorks health information search engine, is a powerful tool for obtaining a complete, searchable view of patient health histories. Still, many practices may be wondering how it fits into their workflows to change how they practice medicine.
Continue Reading- 20 July, 2021
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Using PRISMA to Create Better Patients Records
Zeid Medical Group runs women’s health and pediatric clinics in Tyler and Longview, Texas, that serve about 1,000 patients each month. Like any busy medical practice today, they see a mix of established and new patients who come from all walks of life and have medical histories that range from simple to complex.
Continue Reading- 15 July, 2021
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Improving Collections and Efficiency in Healthcare
Everyone knows — or assumes they know — that a certain percentage of revenue is lost when using traditional methods of collecting healthcare payments. After all, if you print and mail several notices, cash checks, and spend time posting and reconciling payments, a lot can go wrong.
Continue Reading- 13 July, 2021
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From ‘Try to Remember’ to Better Interoperability With PRISMA
In less than a generation, there has been a dramatic transformation in interoperability, the sharing of clinical patient data among providers and facilities. For many years, the standard for interoperability could best be described as “Try to remember.” Physicians relied upon in-house records, questionnaires, and information gathered during patient visits.
Continue Reading- 6 July, 2021
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Winning the Medical Information Game
Your providers thrive when they have access to the latest information on health, illness, and treatments. A 2006 study by the American Medical Informatics Association concluded that when physicians need good information they seek out gold-standard sources, including high-quality medical journals and reputable websites that specialize in their area of expertise.
Continue Reading- 1 July, 2021
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Improving Patient Safety Series: How International Standards Are Helping
This is the final blog in a series where we focus on how eClinicalWorks® continues to lead the healthcare IT industry in patient safety. Achieving the highest possible levels of patient safety in healthcare IT is a multifaceted process that includes proper handling of Reportable Events, reducing the Mean Time to Repair any such events, and addressing critical details such as data truncation, the handling of special characters, and uncoded allergies.
Continue Reading- 30 June, 2021
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Record Retrieval Made Easy With PRISMA
Patients today are likely to visit many different healthcare facilities to receive care. When going from place to place, it’s possible that records may not be as accessible to providers as necessary. That’s why we’ve created PRISMA, the eClinicalWorks® health information search engine.
Continue Reading- 24 June, 2021
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Improving Patient Safety Series: Uncoded Allergies
This is the fourth of five blogs in a series where we focus on how eClinicalWorks® continues to lead the healthcare IT industry in patient safety.
Continue Reading- 17 June, 2021
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Improving Patient Safety Series: Data Truncation and Special Characters
This is the third of five blogs in a series where we will focus on how eClinicalWorks® continues to lead the healthcare IT industry in patient safety.
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