The Baystate Medical Center (BMC) in Massachusetts leveraged an EHR integration. The main goal of this integration is to reduce the postoperative use of opioids through clinical decision support that is interoperable. Issues with the postoperative use of opioids The use of opioids has many risks for the patient, per the HL7 case study that [...]
It’s a universal fact that smoking is detrimental to health and can lead to many health complications. Cancer patients who smoke have a lower quality of life, this may also lead to a worsening of cancer symptoms and harm the treatment and care process. According to the Office of Surgeon General, smoking can be a [...]
Healthcare organizations and hospitals in the United States have deployed Electronic Health Records (EHR) Software to streamline daily workflows. According to the 2018 Annual Update on the Adoption of a Nationwide System for the Electronic Use and Exchange of Health Information, 96% of non-federal acute care hospitals and 78% of physicians based in office leveraged [...]
In America, April is recognized as National Cancer Control Month. Cancer is a deadly disease however this month is dedicated to raising awareness for cancer prevention and treatment all over the United States. Oncologists are working hard to offer high-quality patient care and have found benefits in deploying an Oncology/hematology EMR Software system. The specialty-specific [...]
Healthcare IT vendor Surescripts has lately introduced the next generation of patient matching. This will enhance patient care management and patient safety ultimately leading to positive outcome levels. The advancement in patient matching is through the master patient index. Surescripts patient index seamlessly supports healthcare IT tools intended for patient medication history, real-time prescription advantages, [...]