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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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Mar 14
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Health IT Startups Shaking Up the Industry in 2023

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Health IT Startups Shaking Up the Industry in 2023  This article is part two of our previous article 10 Emerging Trends in Healthcare IT in 2023. Here we dive deeper into emerging technology startups that could change the way healthcare operates, improving physician burnout, patient care, and the continuum of care.    Artificial Intelligence Startups  Care AI provides Autonomous Patient Monitoring  Care AI is a US-based startup offering an AI-powered autonomous patient monitoring platform. The startup’s platform connects to the proprietary edge sensors and transforms ordinary rooms into Self-Aware Rooms. The platform increases patient safety, reduces medical errors, and improves the…

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Mar 07

10 Emerging Technologies in Healthcare IT in 2023

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10 Emerging Technologies in Healthcare IT in 2023  It is no secret that healthcare lags behind other industries when it comes to technology and innovation, but the industry is starting to turn over a new leaf. With so many technologies, AI, wearables, analytics, and more out there, it can be hard to navigate and even be aware of your options. To help, we compiled a list of the top 10 healthcare IT technologies of 2023.    1. Artificial Intelligence (AI)  AI is replacing conventional labor-intensive and time-consuming processes in healthcare with rapid, remotely accessible, and real-time solutions for diagnosis, treatment, and…

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Feb 21
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 Top Five Patient Safety Risks Following an EHR Implementation

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Top Five Patient Safety Risks Following an EHR Implementation Electronic Health Record technology has brought incredible automation to the healthcare industry, and many would say, it’s about time. Its benefits are strong and, if done right, will lead to a better patient experience and ultimately better patient care. However, with all great things, an EHR implementation comes with its risks. According to a Kaiser Health News and Fortune Magazine investigation, EHRs have created a host of largely unacknowledged patient safety risks, with the study finding thousands of cases of patient deaths, serious injuries, and near misses related to software glitches,…

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Jan 24

Paving the Way for Women in Health IT

By Make Health IT Easier, Motivation, Who is EHRC
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EHR Concepts has been awarded a Bronze 2022 Stevie Award in the Women Run Workplace of the Year category, following a silver award in 2017 and a bronze in 2016. Much of the company’s success can be attributed to the small but mighty team of women leaders and talented individuals behind it who are committed to operating with the highest morality, ethics, and integrity. As someone who has remained emotionally invested in building up women from the inception of her career, April Reed, the Founder and CEO of EHR Concepts, has created a force in the industry built on determination,…

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Jan 10

Make Health IT Easier

By Make Health IT Easier, Reduce Burnout
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Make Health IT Easier – Part 2 As we stated in our previous blog 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 more inherent risks and proven solutions.  Training and Continuous Education At the route of every successful or failed implementation is the staff/end-user communication, training, and support. To be an A-team, your staff must be set up…

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