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A provider portal can transform a laboratory. Whether it is a clinical lab, pathology lab, or radiology department, you can develop a portal for physicians to experience offers benefits such as: Fast access to diagnostic test results Sharing lab results with referring...

Healthcare providers now rely heavily on analytics software to improve the quality of care. While some develop their analytics software in-house, others install commercial data analytics tools. However, these analytics tools can't work in isolation. There must be a...

If your organization is seeking affordable interface integration, the following ideas will be of immense value to you. Integration helps providers to connect a range of disparate health IT systems. Due to the digitization of healthcare, providers now use many tools,...

Healthcare industry regulators require patient portals. That's because they offer multiple benefits to your patients. A patient portal is a secure online site that allows patients instant access to their medical records through a web or mobile interface. Standard...

Most large healthcare providers now use an electronic lab ordering system. Electronic lab orders reduce transcription errors, enhance physicians' productivity, and increase turnaround time. However, not all test ordering systems are efficient and easy to use. Here are...

Health Level Seven Inc. is a health data standards organization founded in 1987. This organization has created a framework with related standards to share, integrate, and retrieve electronic health information. Today HL7 standards are the most widely used for health...

An electronic health record interface is the part of the EHR that users interact with daily. Doctors view patients' medical history, enter physician notes, and view lab test results on EHR interfaces. A well-designed interface can improve clinician productivity,...

Integrating EHR technology into clinicians' offices has been complex and arduous. Although EHR adoption has reached 86 percent among office-based physicians in the U.S., poor EHR usability is still a significant problem. For this reason, many CIOs need to work with an...

A CPOE or computerized provider order entry system allows physicians to replace manual paper orders with electronic orders. Initially, CPOE systems operated as standalone modules. But today, many vendors develop CPOE for EHR/EMR systems. Using CPOE has been a...

Investing in a new EHR requires detailed financial planning. You need to factor the price of implementing the project into your cost estimate. Estimating an EHR interface price will enable you to make a more accurate budget. And this will enhance the success of your...