Health Equity: Searching for a New Angle
In Disney’s Big Hero 6, the protagonist, Hiro Hamada, will get stuck in a problem after working on it for a while because he’s becoming too set in his way of thinking. And he is…
Continue ReadingIn Disney’s Big Hero 6, the protagonist, Hiro Hamada, will get stuck in a problem after working on it for a while because he’s becoming too set in his way of thinking. And he is…
Continue ReadingBy Sarai Rodriguez
May 05, 2023 – LCH Health and Community Services, a federally qualified health center (FQHC) in Pennsylvania, has initiated an EHR implementation through vendor athenahealth to provide a cohesive patient experience across various…
Continue ReadingThe following is a guest article by Heather Lane, Senior Architect of Data Science at athenahealth
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) have transformed numerous industries in recent years, and healthcare is no…
by Syed Hamza Sohail 04/15/2023 Leave a CommentWhat You Should Know:Interoperability is a continued area of critical focus for the healthcare industry, according to a new report by KLAS.For its latest report, KLAS talked to…
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Continue ReadingHealthcare providers are implementing integrated EHR solutions to drive interoperability and improve patient outcomes. Advanced Orthopedics New England has implemented a solution from Athenahealth, Saint Joseph’s Medical Center is standardizing on Cerner Millennium EHR…
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Nelson April 13, 2023 – Advanced Orthopedics New England has implemented an integrated EHR, medical billing, and patient engagement solution from health IT vendor athenahealth to drive interoperability. “We lacked the ability to…
Continue ReadingWhat You Should Know:Federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) hold a significant and distinct place in US healthcare by providing low-cost, government-subsidized care to undererved populations. Due to FQHCs’ integrated care model and government ties,…
Continue ReadingLack of adherence to prescribed medication is a major failing of our healthcare system. (Dr. Omar Manejwala, CMO of DarioHealth, recommends using the term “adherence” instead of the more condemnatory term “compliance.”) A previous…
Continue ReadingAccording to an article in the Permanente Journal, “as many as 40% to 50% of patients who are prescribed medications for management of chronic conditions” don’t take their medications properly, or perhaps at all….
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