eClinicalWorks Blog
- 25 March, 2019
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HEDIS: Improving the Timeliness of Care
Dr. Martha R. Rodriguez used to have nightmares. Except she had them during the day. At the office. “We were inundated with lists from the insurance companies,” said Dr. Rodriguez, founder of MMR Healthcare in Boynton Beach, Florida. “Every day we would get a new list — these patients have missing eye exams, these patients are missing mammograms.”
Continue Reading- 21 March, 2019
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CCM: A Long-term Commitment to Teamwork
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 60% of American adults have at least one chronic illness, and 42% have two or more such illnesses — with heart disease, cancer, and diabetes leading the list of maladies that require ongoing medical attention and limit daily activities in some way.
Continue Reading- 13 March, 2019
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HCC: Gauging Risk in the Real World
Because knowing your patients’ medical histories well plays such a central role in delivering appropriate and effective treatments to them, healthcare providers today need the most effective possible risk-adjustment model available.
Continue Reading- 19 February, 2019
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For Best Results, Engage Your Patients!
Why do medical practices reach out to their patients? The answer seems obvious — because patients who are engaged in their own care tend to be healthier, which makes the job of the physician easier and helps control costs. But if the answer is so obvious, why don’t more practices have effective Patient Engagement?
Continue Reading- 13 February, 2019
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Eva: A clear answer to the multitasking dilemma
Many physicians and their staffs pride themselves on being able to do lots of different tasks. Their intentions are excellent. Doctors, after all, are in the business of helping patients. So, helping as many as possible in the shortest amount of time can’t be a bad thing, right?
Continue Reading- 12 February, 2019
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Seeing Interoperability Through a New Prizma
Remember those family vacations when the family packed into the car and drove for miles and miles? Eventually, someone would say what was on everybody’s mind: “When are we going to get there?”
Continue Reading- 30 January, 2019
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Better Technology for the Patient’s Sake
Like many providers today, those at Portland, Maine’s InterMed are busier than ever, providing a wide variety of primary care and specialty services to thousands of patients daily. They found that one of the best ways to improve efficiency and effectiveness isn’t to work that much harder and faster, but to slow down and take the time to learn some new techniques. That’s where eClinicalWorks Scribe has made such a difference.
Continue Reading- 24 January, 2019
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Successful Patient Engagement Strategies
Champaign is known as the hub of Illinois’ Silicon Prairie, with many technology and healthcare companies. Christie Clinic, founded in 1929, is a vital and growing part of the region’s economy. We now feature more than 180 providers at 22 clinics in east-central Illinois.
Continue Reading- 16 January, 2019
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Blue Button: The Latest in Interoperability
Today’s technology has revolutionized the ways that we access data, and that is particularly true in healthcare. With the growing popularity of health apps and smart watches, people expect to have immediate access to their personal data. That expectation has led to improved methods for Patient Engagement through advanced clinical integrations.
Continue Reading- 9 January, 2019
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Telehealth – Rural Health Center
How do you provide care to underserved patients who have difficulty getting to the office? This was the challenge we were trying to solve at The Clark Clinic. Some of our patients don’t have access to a vehicle or are physically restricted and unable to travel far. But, as most of our community is underserved, we needed to collectively identify a solution to ensure we can serve all our patients.
Continue Reading- 18 December, 2018
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An Integrated EHR to Advance Chiropractic Education and Practice
At Palmer College of Chiropractic, our mission is to promote learning, deliver healthcare, engage our communities, and advance knowledge through research. We are the first and largest chiropractic college, with more than 2,000 students and 158 faculty members, across 10 clinics. Our academic program is designed to blend theory with hands-on clinical skills designed to prepare our students for success.
Continue Reading- 12 December, 2018
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How Cloud Technology Rescued Big Sur Island
As the only full-service healthcare facility for a 100-mile stretch of California’s Central Coast, Big Sur Health Center has to be prepared for the expected, the unexpected and everything in between. For all its natural splendor, Big Sur is also a land of danger, with wildfires, torrential rains, and constant threat of earthquakes.
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