Beyond EHR Chat: The Case for a Dedicated Communication Solution

timothy-beglin 12 06, 2023

Healthcare leaders understand the critical role that Electronic Health Records (EHRs) play in managing patient information and improving care delivery. EHRs offer a multitude of functions and benefits, such as order entries, preventing duplicate testing, and alerting providers to potential...

timothy-beglin 09 27, 2023

Electronic health records (EHR) were intended to store patient records, which, though helpful, leaves a lot to be desired. Hospitals run around the clock with zero time to waste, so unexpected EHR downtime within a hospital system can be catastrophic....

will-oconnor 10 28, 2021

While secure texting and EHR-embedded messaging closely resemble one another, clinical collaboration platforms and the EHR differ greatly and should be regarded as separate and equally necessary technologies. Proving this point are the hundreds of enterprise-level health systems and hospitals...

cheryl 09 30, 2021

Now that electronic medical records have finally replaced old school paper records in a file cabinet, health information technology (HIT) and clinical system integrations have become a cornerstone for effective care coordination [2]. Clinical integration enables care coordination across providers,...

julie 09 09, 2020

In the Peer Recovery program at RWJBarnabas Health, timing is everything. Fast intervention and patient data accessibility are vital for quickly setting substance use disorder patients on the road to recovery. With over three million patients treated each year, however,...