Category: Clarity EHR

14 Dec

The Value of Accessible Patient Data

Remember the days when you pulled a chart off the spinning rack and all of the patient data was included. Tabs sorted this information, and everyone wrote in this...

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29 Nov

Visonex Customer Service

In today’s modern world of self-check-out as well as online ordering, communication with customer service teams seems to have been lost. Seldom do we find a person roaming large...

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11 Nov

Patient Rights Regarding Access to Medical Records

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) governs an individual’s right to access their own medical records. HIPAA regulations recognize the importance of providing individuals with...

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30 Sep

What Is Interoperability in Healthcare and Why Is It Important?

Interoperability in the context of healthcare electronic health records (EHR) is the ability to share patient and related information between EHR systems. There are many different EHR systems available...

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02 Sep

When Is Dialysis Needed?

For most people, the need for dialysis comes on slowly. In fact, the symptoms of early-stage chronic kidney disease can be discrete. Such symptoms include having a reduced desire...

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07 Jun

Algorithms and Electronic Health Records

A medical algorithm is a formula, computation, look-up table, nomogram, statistical survey, step-by-step procedure, etc. that can be used to develop care pathways, flow chart approaches to healthcare treatment,...

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13 May

The History of Dialysis

Dialysis is the process of removing toxins, solutes, and excess water, from the blood in people whose kidneys can no longer perform these functions naturally. This is also known...

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17 Mar

Chronic Kidney Disease – Symptoms & Causes

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC), estimates more than 1 in 7 patients have Chronic Kidney Disease. These alarming numbers prompted the publication of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) National...

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04 Feb

What is an EHR?

While we manage many acronyms in healthcare, this one is distinct in a few ways.  EHR stands for Electronic Health Record.  EHR differs from an Electronic Medical Record (EMR)....

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28 Jan

History of Electronic Health Records

It may seem like electronic health records have always been a part of healthcare. However, EHRs were uncommon even 10 years ago as doctors spent more time documenting than...

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