Author Archives: Amanda Scanlan

EHRs and Patient Portals Technology to Lower Overhead Costs

By Amanda Scanlan | Published: December 13, 2011

Patient Portals combined with electronic health systems (EHRs) work to induce ease of access to health information at reduced cost. Patients can log-in to their portals, set up a meeting with the physician, update their health records, request a prescription renewal and pay bills. Similar are the benefits for providers who can virtually visit and [...]

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EHRs and a more harmonious workplace

By Amanda Scanlan | Published: December 9, 2011

We want to live in a connected world: songs, videos, photos all at one’s fingertips. This user behavior is prevailing at doctor’s office as well. EHR systems have polarized health record repositories and communication nodes, interchanging health records. When Google’s co-founder Sergey Brin posted on his blog that he carries an inherited gene that could [...]

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Paper-based Records to EMR: A Transition in Context

By Amanda Scanlan | Published: November 29, 2011

Once you have decided to switch to an EMR system, conversion of paper-based records to digital formats would take a major part of your resources and efforts. First thing that troubles the management of a healthcare facility is finding the most efficient way of achieving this goal. Healthcare facilities that have been functioning on paper-based [...]

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SequelMed Patient Portal

By Amanda Scanlan | Published: November 1, 2011

Bringing Together Patients and Care Providers, Improving Communication and Access to Information, and Boosting the Standard of Care SequelMed Patient Portal, is helping to improve and speed up communication between physicians and patients, giving patients instant access to their personal health information, and allowing physicians and other healthcare providers more time to focus on delivering [...]

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EMR Implementation – Critical Success Factors

By Amanda Scanlan | Published: October 27, 2011

Considering EMR products for your practice can be a big challenge due to the amount of EMR vendors in the marketplace. The challenge is figuring out what to look for when evaluating a potential product and vendor that best fits your practice. Every physicians practice operates differently; therefore one cannot assume that workflow for one [...]

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Transitioning to an EMR under the HITECH Act

By Amanda Scanlan | Published: October 25, 2011

The HITECH Act is a $19.2 billion provision of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) that was signed on February 17, 2009. This Act was designed to encourage the widespread adoption of EHRs as a pathway for lowering costs and improving the quality of health care in the United States. The number of physicians [...]

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Data is Your Most Powerful A$$ET

By Amanda Scanlan | Published: October 20, 2011

Now that your patient data is digital what next? See why SequelMed’s Business Intelligence Makes $EN$E Integrated Business Intelligence reporting included in our core software offering for Meaningful Use and beyond… Meaningful Use data capture reminders set to ensure core and menu set criteria is met. Slice and dice your data by creating customizable dashboards [...]

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