5 Things Healthcare Leaders Should Know about the New COVID-19 Relief Bill
There’s no denying that the healthcare industry in the United States has been hit especially hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to many physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals being on the front line caring for patients who contracted the virus,...
What are the Pros and Cons of Telehealth?
Telehealth encompasses a range of healthcare services that leverage telecommunications to care for patients. Many times, telehealth is used interchangeably with telemedicine, which is a more specific type of service that uses virtual visits to facilitate patient care...
6 Ways to Prepare for the COVID-19 Vaccine
The United States faces an unprecedented and complex challenge in its effort to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine to millions of Americans. Although the initial distribution of the vaccine will be completed in phases to ensure frontline healthcare professionals and...
3 Ways to Improve Patient Access to the COVID-19 Vaccine
While the COVID-19 vaccine is not yet available, healthcare providers are beginning to prepare for how they will facilitate widespread patient access to the shot once it's ready for distribution. Researchers and doctors are hopeful that the vaccine will be the cure to...
How Texting Improves Lung Cancer Screening Patient Awareness and Outcomes
By Suman Sinha, MD, Chief of Pulmonary Medicine at CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic Many people avoid or delay lung cancer screenings for a variety of reasons. For some, fear of a diagnosis prevents them from seeking a life-saving, low dose computed tomography (LDCT) scan. For...
7 Tips for Preventing the Most Common HIPAA Violations
HIPAA violations are unfortunately a quite common occurrence in the US healthcare industry. According to the Office of Civil Rights (OCR), and at the time of writing, there have already been 421 reported violations in 2020. There are also countless cases still under...
Medical AI Chatbots: Everything You Need to Know
Technology in healthcare has never been more important than it is today as healthcare providers and patients are navigating the public health crisis. Virtual check-ins via text and remote telehealth visits are common technology that allows patients to safely receive...
4 Reasons Your Practice Needs a Virtual Waiting Room
Technology has accelerated changes in healthcare as a result of the public health crisis, offering patients convenient and safe ways to stay connected to their doctors. Telehealth, for example, allows patients to attend doctor appointments via video technology which...
COVID-19 Test Results: How Texting Makes it Easy for Patients to Access Lab Results from Epic
Since COVID-19 began affecting our communities in March, nearly 75 million tests for the viral infection have been reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). For the public health laboratories and clinics that are processing results, that's a...
Chronic Care Management and Coronavirus: 3 Things Your Practice Can Do to Keep Patients Healthy
As healthcare organizations scramble to figure out how to care for patients during the public health emergency, it's easy to let chronic care management services fall behind. In fact, an Epic study revealed that preventative cancer screenings dropped between 86 and 94...
A Step-by-Step Guide to Launching Telehealth at Your Practice
Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth services are imperative to ensure patients can safely receive the medical care they need while also protecting the health of your clinicians. Fortunately, launching telehealth at your practice doesn't have to be complicated. If...
How HIPAA Compliant Texting and Other Tools Can Elevate Your Telemedicine Practice
Telemedicine has been up and coming for a very long time. It was mainly used to provide health care to people who are in remote locations, cannot leave their homes, or can’t physically visit the doctor for some other reason. However, as the entire world is locked in...
