Health system leaders believe that improving patient access should be their top priority when strategically planning for 2023, according to a new report from the KLAS Research and UPMC’s Center for Connected Medicine. To improve patient access, respondents agreed that their health systems will need to make changes in three key areas — people, process and technology.
Epic's Covid-19 vaccine credential, which shows up as a QR code within the MyChart patient portal, can be used to verify a person's immunization status. About 25 million people currently have access to the vaccine credential, and Epic plans to expand it to 100 million by 2022.
Canada has a proud history of achievement in the areas of science and technology, and the field of biomanufacturing and life sciences is no exception.
The San Diego-based health system experienced a cyberattack on Saturday, following which it suspended user access to several IT applications, including its patient portal. Though it is not clear if patient data was compromised, care services were affected, with the system having to reschedule some appointments and revert to paper records.
The EHR vendor is integrating texting capabilities into its online portal to help streamline communications between providers and patients. The company collaborated with patient communication solutions provider WELL Health to offer this new feature.
A risk prediction model for Covid-19, developed by researchers at Cleveland Clinic, is now available to all health systems worldwide that use the Epic MyChart patient portal. The model will help clinicians estimate the likelihood of a patient testing positive for the disease.
The patient portal is an excellent tool for practices and patients to conveniently and safely stay connected if a practice is not well-suited or doesn’t feel ready for telemedicine.
Do EHRs make healthcare more or less safe? Do physicians spend too much time on EHRs? These are a few of the questions that HEALTHeLink asked 1,000 consumers in Western New York as part of a new survey.
The medical records request process is cumbersome for patients and health systems alike. In a recent report, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology detailed the problems with this process, as well as tips for improving it.
Epic will add native telemedicine support to its EHR and offer free site licenses and support to federally qualified health centers.
Taking a page out of many insurers' books, Theranos is launching a new web portal to connect patients with primary care doctors.
A specialty drug is a class of prescription medications used to treat complex, chronic or rare medical conditions. Although this classification was originally intended to define the treatment of rare, also termed “orphan” diseases, affecting fewer than 200,000 people in the US, more recently, specialty drugs have emerged as the cornerstone of treatment for chronic and complex diseases such as cancer, autoimmune conditions, diabetes, hepatitis C, and HIV/AIDS.
This month, Deaconess Health System in Evansville, Ind., started Fitbit integration with Epic's MyChart patient portal.
The statement that patients like viewing their lab test results online might seem like a given. Duh — not getting test results quickly enough is one of patients’ biggest gripes about doctor’s visits. Of course they want results online! But when CMS, CDC and the HHS Office of Civil Rights jointly proposed a federal rule […]
In 2010, entrepreneur Steve Malik achieved the pinnacle of entrepreneurial success when he sold his patient portal company, Medfusion, to Intuit Inc. for $91 million. Now, three years later, he’s buying it back. Malik said he sees abundant opportunities in the patient portal market as Meaningful Use stage 3 lingers. Up to this point, engaging […]
Isn’t it about time that doctors stopping handing patients packets of instructions before and after a procedure? Wouldn’t more rich and diverse content delivered right when it’s needed be a more effective way to teach and engage patients? Health IT company Wellbe took inspiration from the ubiquitous GPS in designing a tool that would help […]
Patient engagement refers to ongoing and constructive exchange between patients and their providers. Within the scope of healthcare IT, patient engagement is driven by technology such as patient portals, which enables patients to view test results and records online and communicate with healthcare providers. So what exactly is a patient portal? It is a tool […]
