eClinicalWorks Blog

- 14 September, 2020
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Thank You to Our Healthcare Environmental Professionals
Healthcare environmental professionals work tirelessly each day to make sure that healthcare facilities continue to be a haven of cleanliness for everyone involved. When health is on everyone’s mind, the healthcare environmental professionals are there to help and provide the expertise that promotes positive patient outcomes year-round and reduce the rate of infections and contagious disease at healthcare facilities.
Continue Reading- 9 September, 2020
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It’s Your Practice — Dream Big!
Once upon a time, you dreamed of medical school. You knew that would be hard to achieve. And it was. But you being you, there was always another dream — that of opening your own medical practice.
Continue Reading- 3 September, 2020
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How Contactless Check-In Is Making Care Safer for a Healthcare Practice
Finding ways to maximize safety for patients and healthcare staff is on everyone’s mind these days. At Internist Associates, a four-provider practice located in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, contactless check-in has been instrumental in enhancing safety for everyone giving and receiving care.
Continue Reading- 1 September, 2020
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Back to the Basics During the COVID-19 Era
With COVID-19 forcing changes to medical practices, 2020 is a great time to go back to basics. As students return to school and families juggle their schedules, it’s the perfect time to do your healthcare IT homework to make sure you’re delivering the services and information they need.
Continue Reading- 28 August, 2020
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How the Patient Portal Is Making a Difference for a Pediatric Practice
During these challenging times, strengthening Patient Engagement may seem like a daunting task, but it doesn’t have to be. VIP Midsouth Children’s Clinic is a group of eight pediatric clinics in Tennessee that use the Patient Portal to strengthen engagement.
Continue Reading- 26 August, 2020
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Going Big for Their Go-Live
One of the most difficult technology decisions any organization has to make has little to do with hardware, software, or upgrades. Once all such decisions have been made, the last remaining obstacle is often a very practical one: Do we do this a bit at a time, or all at once?
Continue Reading- 21 August, 2020
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Fulfilling the Promise of EPCS
In medicine, nothing has potentially greater impact on patients’ well-being than the prescribing of controlled substances. Done properly, such prescriptions alleviate suffering, promote wellness, and restore health. When mishandled, however, the process can be subject to fraud and abuse that can comprise patient safety.
Continue Reading- 19 August, 2020
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Our National Conference in 2020
As many of us danced the night away at the silent disco or sat in a vast ballroom as Girish delivered his electric Keynote Address at last year’s National Conference, none of us could have imagined how much the world would change.
Continue Reading- 17 August, 2020
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Interoperability: Critical for Effective Pediatric Care
Ensuring the wellbeing of children requires access to quality care, fast and accurate diagnoses, and the right medications. It also requires a seemingly magical fourth ingredient that parents may never think about — effective interoperability.
Continue Reading- 14 August, 2020
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7 Keys to Better EHR Usability
When it comes to improving healthcare IT, what is the consensus of expert opinion for improving the day-to-day usefulness of Electronic Health Records? We looked at a dozen reports issued during the last five years and published in sources including Becker’s Health IT & CIO Report, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, EHR Intelligence, The Pew Charitable Trusts, and industry news outlets. The reports summarize studies, user surveys, industry trends, consumer preferences, and experts’ views.
Continue Reading- 12 August, 2020
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Health Center Week: Telehealth & Analytics Light the Way
The coronavirus pandemic has affected just about everything in 2020. National Health Center Week (August 9-15) is an opportunity to focus on both the challenges that COVID-19 is posing for healthcare and some creative solutions.
Continue Reading- 10 August, 2020
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National Health Center Week: Continuing the Legacy
Discussions and debates over healthcare policy never end, but one point is beyond dispute: Since their founding in 1965, our nation’s community health centers have grown to play a vital role in delivering quality healthcare to more than 28 million Americans¹.
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