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Congratulations to the 2021 Healthiverse Heroes Award Winners!

Don’t Wait: Electronic Prior Authorization Can Relieve Burden Today

Guest Post: Better-Informed Physicians Deliver Superior Care to Patients
  
June 18, 2021

Listen: Jim Tate and Cam Deemer Talk Healthcare Interoperability

Interoperability is one of the knottiest challenges in healthcare technology. Recently, Jim Tate, President of EMR Advocate and host of The Tate...
June 16, 2021

Congratulations to the 2021 Healthiverse Heroes Award Winners!

Throughout the global pandemic, I have seen the word “hero” used quite a lot. It got me thinking about what makes a hero: courage, outstanding...
June 9, 2021

Don’t Wait: Electronic Prior Authorization Can Relieve Burden Today

Since the 1960s, medical prior authorizations have established a system of checks and balances that help control the costs of medication, services,...
June 4, 2021

Guest Post: Better-Informed Physicians Deliver Superior Care to Patients

Twenty years ago, physicians spent time in the hospital dining room discussing shared patients and bouncing ideas off each other about the best...
April 20, 2021

Connecting With Patients Within and Beyond the Exam Room

A typical office visit with a primary care physician lasts only about 15 minutes. Within that limited face time, you need to build rapport with your...
April 20, 2021

Protecting the Elderly with Medication Reconciliation

As we age, most people begin to have anything from mild aches and pains to serious chronic disorders. Many seniors over 65 manage multiple conditions...
March 30, 2021

Emergency Services Program Offers Telehealth Sessions for On-Scene Care

When an ambulance responds to an emergency call, the paramedics and emergency medical technicians typically have one option to treat patients:...
February 11, 2021

Pharmacists Draw on 3 Strengths to Take the Lead in COVID Vaccination Initiative

This week, responsibility for vaccinating Americans against coronavirus will expand to more retail pharmacies, extending the reach of the hospitals...
February 8, 2021

How Hospitals Are Using AI to Reduce Adverse Drug Events

The harm caused by adverse drug events is staggering. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), one in three adverse...
January 18, 2021

5 Keys to Better Care Coordination and Discharge Planning

Discharge delays are frustrating for case managers and costly for hospitals. Here’s a typical scenario: You spend all day working to discharge a...
January 15, 2021

How Can Your Hospital’s IT Team Remain Nimble in 2021?

The past year seriously tested hospital IT teams and the systems they rely on to connect caregivers with patients and with the clinical information...
January 5, 2021

COVID-19 Communication Solutions: Vaccine and Testing Coordination

The ongoing stressors of COVID-19 surges, staffing shortages, and hospitals filled beyond typical capacity have converged over the past year to...
December 1, 2020

PDMP: What Is It?

PDMPs, or prescription drug monitoring programs (sometimes shortened to PMP), were created by individual state legislation years ago to reduce...
November 24, 2020

Quality Outcomes Depend on Interoperability

In 2007, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) introduced the Triple Aim as a framework to help healthcare organizations raise patient care...
November 17, 2020

What’s Needed for EPCS: Critical Requirements for Providers and Vendors

E-prescribing of controlled substances (EPCS) has grown rapidly over the past ten years, not only because technology has improved but also due to the...
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