Tag: Healthcare & Healthcare IT

June 24, 2020 | by Christopher Gonzalez
HIPAA Compliance Checklist

Building Your HIPAA Compliance Checklist

Achieving HIPAA compliance is a key objective of today’s healthcare facilities and treatment centers. It ensures that patient information and electronic health records (EHRs) remain protected. Though important, some healthcare facilities fail to achieve HIPAA compliance. The inability to achieve compliance results in the loss of sensitive patient information, and requires facilities to pay hefty … Continued

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March 5, 2020 | by Ritika Bramhe
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Coronavirus: An Urgent Need for Clinical Communication Solutions

As the outbreak of Coronavirus spreads rapidly, with new cases being confirmed in different parts of the globe, one can’t undermine the importance of rapid dissemination of information related to patient care. Rapid dissemination is especially crucial in unprecedented situations like this, where deadly viruses, such as Coronavirus (COVID-19), present themselves with symptoms similar to … Continued

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February 3, 2020 | by Alex Tate
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Patient Record Retention: Tips for Compliance and Protection

With the implementation of electronic health records (EHRs) into practices, patient experience has improved, among other advancements at the point of care. These include better access to patient records and highly efficient care delivery. While these are some significant benefits, some practices experience certain drawbacks too, such as temporary slowdown of processes during EHR transition … Continued

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January 16, 2020 | by Christopher Gonzalez
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Six Healthcare Trends in 2020

In the ever-changing healthcare industry, hospitals or treatment centers continue to experience an upswing in technology innovation and adoption. Tech innovation in healthcare equates to quick response times and maximum patient satisfaction. At its core, new technology and processes are built to streamline healthcare workflows, ensuring that patient issues are always addressed. In this post, … Continued

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January 14, 2020 | by Alex Tate
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Strategies to Tackle Crisis Communication in Medical Practices

Crisis situations in the healthcare industry have a greater magnitude than crisis in other industries, owing to the nature of the customers and the stakeholders that get churned up in the middle of it. For hospitals and medical practices, the pressure can be overwhelming, especially because their clients – the patients – trust them to … Continued

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December 23, 2019 | by Alex Tate
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Horizontal Innovation and Healthcare: Order vs. Chaos

Horizontal innovation refers to the inculcation of technological advancements in different industries and domains of human life. When we imagine how these life-changing technologies are poised to change our lives, at the beginning of their adoption curve, the future is somewhat filled with hopes and fears. Statisticians and logicians have shown their support for the … Continued

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December 18, 2019 | by Christopher Gonzalez
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OnPage Mentioned in Gartner’s Clinical Communication and Collaboration Guide 2019

Gartner Research provides insight into the healthcare industry, recommending robust clinical communication and collaboration (CC&C) solutions or technologies.  OnPage is mentioned in Gartner’s latest CC&C guide, recognizing the organization for its digital scheduler, audit trails, automated alerts and live call routing capabilities. At its core, Gartner recommends OnPage to organizations looking to streamline clinical workflows … Continued

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November 12, 2019 | by Noor Khayyat
Two-way Dispatcher and User Communications

OnPage’s New Complete Administrator-User Secure Communications

OnPage is pleased to announce a new, innovative complete administrator-user secure communications feature launching next month, allowing system administrators to communicate with on-call healthcare providers. OnPage wanted to launch a feature, where a console dispatcher can initiate and send secure messages to the right providers.  After receiving a dispatcher message, on-call providers can reply back … Continued

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November 6, 2019 | by Ritika Bramhe
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Why Alert Escalations are Important to Clinical Communications

Unexpected events make the healthcare profession one of the most challenging industries to navigate and plan for. Sudden, abrupt patient situations tend to occur, increasing the workload of healthcare providers. Similarly, process efficiencies and productivity such as alert escalations are a reflection of the care team’s ability to communicate. When teams are on the same … Continued

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