The idea that a search could save a life sounds like just that – an idea. Yet that dream has now become a reality. People today can now ask a question and get results almost instantaneously. But it wasn’t always that way.
Theorists like Vannevar Bush were dreaming up ways of creating an associative memory storage and virtual retrieval system as far back as the 1940s. But it wasn’t until the early 1990s that the first search engine got off the ground.
Topics: EHR, Electronic Health Records, PRISMA, electronic medical records, health search engine, patient information, coordinate care, EMR, health records
In 1969, microbiologist René Dubos won the Pulitzer Prize for “So Human an Animal,” an eloquent exploration of how technology must respect the uniqueness and value of human lives.
“Like the evolutionary development of mankind, the experiential development of each individual person consists in an integrated series of responses to environmental stimuli,” Dubos wrote. “In most situations, the effects of the total environment on the body and the mind must therefore be interrelated.”Topics: Interoperability, Eva, patient data, PRISMA, FHIR, smart on fhir, interoperability in healthcare
Just a month from now, on October 7 and 8, the 2021 eClinicalWorks and healow National Conference will be coming to a computer screen near you. Attendees will enjoy a Keynote Address, Product Showcase, and 60 breakout sessions focusing on the latest healthcare IT products and services we have to offer.
Topics: eClinicalWorks, National Conference, eCWNC21, virtual conference, professional development
More than six months after the first reports of coronavirus began to circulate, medical providers across the nation largely adjusted to key changes in their workflows. Those changes include the rise of telehealth, stricter sanitation protocols, and prioritizing care to make the best use of resources.
Topics: telehealth, healow CHECK-IN, contactless check-in, healow Payment Services, telehealth visit, consent forms
What’s the first thing you do when you’re ready to set up a build-it-yourself table? Well, you may be one of two kinds of people: Someone who follows an instruction manual or someone who just gets right to it.
Topics: usability, EHR usability, usability software, ease of use
Without effective interoperability, practices can be stuck in the past. Today, health information needs to move quickly among physicians' offices and hospitals. The goal of interoperability is to allow this health information to flow securely among practices and facilities nationwide.
Maybe you’ve heard of Marvel’s Avengers film series? Even if you haven’t watched them, we promise, no spoilers! To power the Infinity Gauntlet and change the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the supervillain Thanos needed to place the Infinity Stones into their proper places. Interoperability is as multifaceted as the Infinity Gauntlet – requiring multiple attributes that, when put together, have the power to change healthcare.
Topics: Interoperability, healthcare interoperability, integrated healthcare system, health information technology, PRISMA
You’ve heard it said you only get one chance to make a first impression. That’s true for things as trivial as trying a new restaurant and as important as meeting your spouse’s family for the first time. In healthcare, first impressions can have a long-lasting impact on patients’ perceptions of your practice — and your bottom line.
Topics: healow, Patient Engagement, Open Access®, healow CHECK-IN, contactless check-in, patient engagement solutions, healow Open Access®
In an article in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, Rino Rappuoli describes vaccines as “a safety belt and life insurance for humankind.” Although there have been skeptics since the first smallpox vaccine in the early 18th century, it’s hard to deny the impact that vaccinations have had in the past and will continue to make around the world.
Topics: Open Access®, PRISMA, VAMS, Vaccine, Vaccine Administration Management Solution
When it comes to managing your healthcare with an online app, healow® doesn’t want your full attention. In fact, 5% will do just fine.
Topics: healow, Patient Portal, healow Kids, healow Mom, healow app
To help mark National Health Center Week (August 8-14), eClinicalWorks® recently sat down with Kirsty Gutierrez, Vice President of Health Center Services at Metro Inclusive Health in St. Petersburg, Florida, to learn how healthcare IT tools help their practice deliver care to their patients.
Topics: National Health Center Week, TeleVisits, Health Centers, healow TeleVists, hello2healow
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.
Topics: National Health Center Week, Health Centers, Electronic Health Records, community health center, electronic medical records
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?
Topics: EHR, Electronic Health Records, electronic medical records, health search engine, patient information, coordinate care
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.
Topics: EHR, Electronic Health Records, orthopedics, electronic medical records, orthopedic solution, EMR
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.
Topics: EHR, Electronic Health Records, PRISMA, electronic medical records, health search engine, patient information, coordinate care
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.
Topics: Electronic Health Records, PRISMA, electronic medical records, health search engine, patient information, coordinate care
