Written by Helen Dempster, Chief Visionary Officer, Karantis360 As the ageing population grows and pressures on healthcare professionals mount, it has become clear that the care sector is strained. This is having an extremely negative impact on carers, and most importantly their clients, as they try to deliver a high quality level of care in a continuously pressured environment. Whilst the government is investing fundamental funds into the sector, it is important to question whether everyone...
Interoperability plays a fundamental role in the future of healthcare. By 2020 global healthcare data is expected to reach 2.3 billion gigabytes – a phenomenal amount – for all sorts of uses: vital signs data for monitoring conditions, high-resolution images to support diagnosis, or pharmacy records to understand which medicines should be prescribed. But this information needs to be in the right hands to be truly effective. Clinicians and carers can work smarter and provide...
Beckman Coulter, the global leader in clinical diagnostics, announced the launch of DxA 5000, a revolutionary automation solution designed to enable laboratories set a new standard for turnaround time. We conducted an interview with Dr. Christoph Moellers, Beckman Coulter’s Vice President & General Manager, Automation, to learn more about their work. Who is Beckman Coulter? Beckman Coulter is committed to advancing healthcare for every person by applying the power of science, technology and the passion...
For a majority of medical practices, hospitals, and healthcare systems, physician referrals are the backbone of the practice. It is essential for physicians to connect and build referral relationships with local physicians to help boost patient referrals and overall patient growth for the practice. With physician referrals as a large portion of the patient base, many physicians and practices have begun implementing physician liaison marketing programs. Physician liaisons allow the physician the ability to connect...
The Privacy Rule from the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) provides rights related to personal healthcare protection, applies to covered entities – healthcare plans, providers, and data clearinghouses – according to the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Covered entities will typically contract with outside organizations such as law firms, and it is permissible under HIPAA for covered entities to share protected health information (PHI) with those third...
Even without dusting off a high school math book, most people would tell you that the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. Too often, we are unable to take that straight path to our intended destination, forcing us to take the long way, sometimes even landing us hopelessly gridlocked in traffic bottlenecks. This analogy is particularly apt when applied to the healthcare revenue cycle. To the uninitiated, the process looks simple enough:...
Missed medical appointments plague the healthcare industry. Unattended sessions cost the sector billions each year, and can have a significant effect on your own practice. Some medical practices have been known to experience no-show rates of 50%, although, typically, evidence suggests that urban clinics tend to see non-attendance rates of around 15-30%. From the missed office payment to the cost of overheads, the impact of failed attendance varies from practice to practice, but is always...
The use of well-designed mobile communication tools generates greater user engagement, meaning that individuals are more focused on reaching their goals — whatever those goals might be. In the world of mHealth, app users are more committed to improving their health by committing to physician-recommended diets, exercise routines, and medical schedules and follow-up appointments. With medical information and aid available at user’ fingertips, the mHealth revolution promises to help end-users connect with the medical help...
For a working doctor, the retirement period is something that everyone dreams of. Everyone saves and invests in appropriate retirement plans to make sure that they can have their dream retirement. For a doctor who wants to close his medical practice, one needs to undergo extensive planning beforehand. One of the things that should be given appropriate attention is making appropriate arrangements for the storing of patient records. If you are a doctor and you...
Gone are the days when a pharmacy could use a simple cash register for transactions. It’s important to have a system that can not only take care of the checkout process to ensure a smooth transaction but one that can also notify customers and keep track of their prescriptions. There are several ways that pharmacy POS software is both beneficial and necessary. Messaging Services A good system will have a built-in way to reach out...
