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...
[ read more ]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...
[ read more ]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...
[ read more ]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...
[ read more ]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...
[ read more ]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,...
[ read more ]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...
[ read more ]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...
[ read more ]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)....
[ read more ]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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