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Jan 02

With A New Year Comes New Tech & A New Outlook

By AI in Healthcare, EHR, Make Health IT Easier
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With a New Year Comes New Tech & a New Outlook What does Healthcare IT look like in 2024, Technology Meeting Humanity As the confetti settles and the resolutions settle in, a familiar buzz takes hold - the annual energy of new beginnings. In the exhilarating realm of healthcare IT, this buzz translates into something even more potent: a chance to reimagine, reinvent, and reshape the future of patient care. Here at EHR Concepts, we're embracing this New Year not just with open arms but with open minds and a thirst for innovation. We see 2024 as a year brimming...
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Jun 14
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The Future of AI in Healthcare 

By Make Health IT Easier
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The Future of AI in Healthcare   The potential for Artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare is enormous, and we are just scratching the surface of what is possible. We can expect to see more AI applications in patient care, such as robotic surgery, virtual nurses, and chatbots for patient support. However, it is essential to remember that AI is not a replacement for human healthcare providers but a tool that can assist those providers in delivering more effective and personalized care to patients.   Future of AI  Artificial intelligence (AI) has been a buzzword in many industries, and the revolution is also...
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May 16
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HIPAA Plan & AI

By Make Health IT Easier
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How Does HIPAA Plan to Address AI Data Privacy Concerns The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was enacted in 1996 to protect the privacy and security of patient health information. As AI becomes more prevalent in healthcare, there are concerns about how HIPAA will address patient data privacy concerns. HIPAA requires covered entities to implement administrative, physical, and technical safeguards to protect PHI from unauthorized access, use, and disclosure. These safeguards include access controls, audit controls, encryption, and other measures to protect PHI's confidentiality, integrity, and availability. HIPAA also requires covered entities to conduct periodic risk assessments to...
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May 11

10 Healthcare IT Trends to Consider in 2023

By Make Health IT Easier
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10 Healthcare IT Trends to Consider in 2023 Healthcare has gone through a lot of change in the last few years, and with Chat GPT and other AI tools making a big splash in just the last few months, information technology and tools will continue to snowball in the healthcare industry. Of course, COVID threw the industry for a loop, accelerating the adoption of tools, technologies, and resources to manage the pandemic. Still, it also introduced the need for that change and innovation to stick around. As a result, we compiled a list of the top 10 emerging trends in...
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May 03

Bring Healthcare Training Into the 21st Century

By Make Health IT Easier
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3 Ways to Bring Employee Healthcare Training Into the 21st Century The healthcare industry is constantly evolving and changing. Healthcare employees must stay up to date with the latest developments in their field and with their skills. It’s not surprising that, at the same time, clinician burnout is a threat facing many healthcare organizations. A recent study indicated that the utilization of the EHR is negatively impacted due to a lack of understanding of what the EHR can do. Physicians and their staff are working harder to stay ahead of the ever-changing guidelines, mandates, and quality metrics while improving patient...
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Apr 28

Achieving the Healthcare Triple Aim

By Make Health IT Easier
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Achieving the Healthcare Triple Aim with Triple Down Support  The Triple Aim is a framework for improving healthcare outcomes, which was first introduced by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) in 2007. The Triple Aim focuses on three goals: improving the patient experience, improving population health, and reducing healthcare costs. This blog post discusses the Triple Aim in more detail and explores how it can be applied in healthcare.  Improving the Patient Experience  The first goal of the Triple Aim is to improve the patient experience. This means providing patients with high-quality care that is safe, effective, and patient-centered. To...
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Apr 11

Strategies to Leverage a PMO For Your Next Technology Implementation

By Make Health IT Easier
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Strategies to Leverage a PMO For Your Next Technology Implementation Deborah Aguilar, PMP, CSM, BHSA, Lean Six Sigma Project Managers are often underappreciated and underutilized because their knowledge and expertise are misunderstood. According to a Project Management Institute study, 80% of high-performance organizations have a PMO (Project Management Office). Hear from one of EHR Concept’s lead project managers (PMs) and Consulting Partners, Deborah Aguilar, on how to best leverage a project Management Office (PMO) involved in your next technology implementation.  Why do PMOs exist?  Many organizations are suffering from an inability to deliver projects on time, under budget, and within scope. Unfortunately,...
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Apr 07

Rural Emergency Hospital Program Could Resuscitate Hospitals on Life Support

By Make Health IT Easier
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Rural Emergency Hospital Program Could Resuscitate Hospitals on Life Support  Rural healthcare has been on life support for some time now and may have just received a lifeline that is too good to refuse. To no one’s surprise, rural hospitals struggled during the pandemic, but federal aid did manage to keep many afloat. According to a recent analysis, more than 180 rural hospitals have closed in the United States since 2005, with 19 closing in 2020 alone. Now while other industries are feeling like they are finally out of the woods from COVID-19, the aid rural healthcare once had is...
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Mar 31

The Cost of Rural Hospitals Closures

By Make Health IT Easier
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The Cost of Rural Hospitals Closures As much as we’d all like to put the COVID-19 pandemic behind us, the world is still feeling the aftershocks of the havoc it wreaked and will for many years to come. Communities in rural America were hurting long before COVID, with 150 rural hospitals closing between 2005 – 2019. This tragedy was amplified by the pandemic. As patients sought care during the pandemic, they soon learned how limited their hospital options were, and the available hospitals were overrun with sick patients. Financial Loss Rural hospitals have been experiencing persistent financial loss and low...
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Jan 02

Make Health IT Easier

By Make Health IT Easier
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Make Health IT Easier Health IT is innovating our world and improving the quality of patient care, but it can be difficult to navigate and execute successfully. Without experience-based implementation, competent staff, and continuous support for staff and patient users, both your patient’s safety and your ROI are at risk. Below we will discuss the inherent risks and their solutions.  Strategic Planning and Complex Project Management   Strategic planning seems like a no-brainer, but it is essential to determine where your organization is today and provide a vision for where it will be in the future. When strategic planning is done...
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