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Computerized provider order entry (CPOE) uses computers to document and send treatment orders. These orders are transmitted over internal and external networks to improve efficiency, reduce transcription errors, and improve patient safety. The 2021 statistics for the...

The mode of delivering lab results has changed over the last decade. From using fax machines and courier services, labs have evolved to provide prompt results to the electronic health records system. Advances in mobile technology and the proliferation of smartphones...

Ordering lab results should no longer be a manual process now that at least 9 out of 10 physicians in the U.S. use electronic health records (EHR) systems. In fact, 96% of non-federal acute care hospitals have a certified EHR. Manual lab test orders are slow,...

The same vendor seldom creates healthcare information systems, EHRs, LIS, and device operating systems. They are chosen because they are the best option available at the time of purchase. However, in today's digital healthcare systems, disparate systems must share...

Lab managers need to manage supplies, balance workloads with staffing, carry out risk assessments and quality control. With the challenges imposed by the pandemic and the shift towards value-based reimbursement, lab administrators should pay more attention to data...

Healthcare organizations have been spending billions of dollars annually on EHRs and their integration in the last decade, so the cost of EHR integration has become a long-standing concern. For most healthcare CIOs and CEOs, this has been their most significant...

EHRs are used by about 9 in 10 physicians across the United States. They have transformed the way doctors obtain patient information for diagnosis. However, for these systems to be optimized, they need to exchange and share information with other systems in labs,...

Finding top talent is not an easy task for most CIOs. With the massive digitization of the healthcare industry and the rising demand caused by patient access and the Interoperability Rule, providers must hire and train interface analysts and developers. Here are some...

An ADT message is an HL7 message created by healthcare information systems when an ADT event occurs. ADT stands for admission, discharge, transfer. In essence, an ADT event is an important event that transpired when a patient gets admitted, discharged, or transferred...

FHIR stands for fast health interoperability resources (FHIR). It is an interoperability standard designed by HL7 international organizations to exchange healthcare-related information. FHIR API is based on well-known web standards for data formatting and exchange,...