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ePRO Symptom Monitoring Tools Empower Patients with Personalized Options that Bring Greater Clinician and Patient Satisfaction

MedCity News

The rise of electronic patient-reported outcomes (ePRO) tools enables patients to report their symptoms from home, alleviating any concern about burdening the clinic through constant phone calls.

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Why Federally Mandated Electronic Prescribing for Controlled Substances will Benefit Public Health

MedCity News

Today, 35 states have passed mandates for electronic prescriptions for controlled substances with the aim being to reduce the risk of stolen or forged prescriptions and to prevent patients from ‘doctor shopping’ between states.

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ReferralMD Expands Digital Front Door with Conversational AI Patient Registration & Intake

Referral MD

The Patient Registration & Intake Solution, powered by conversational AI, reimagines how patients engage with healthcare providers. As part of the Digital Front Door offering, the Patient Registration & Intake Solution improves the patient experience and streamlines the administrative process for healthcare organizations.

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Implementation of electronic health records will improve the quality of care

Pharmaceutical Technology

The increasing digitisation of the healthcare sector is enabling real-time access to patient-related data in a manner that was not previously possible. The adoption of EHRs has the potential to improve patient care by enabling timelier, safer and more cost-effective decision-making.

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Study Digs into Patient Access to Electronic Health Information

Pharmaceutical Commerce

Findings suggest that participants nationwide who were offered and accessed their online medical record has more than doubled in the past eight years, but racial and ethnic disparities continue.

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Optimizing Healthcare: The Power of Effective Patient Referrals

Referral MD

Inefficient referral management can lead to delayed patient care, increased administrative burden, and decreased overall patient and provider satisfaction. Patient referrals can lead to faster, better-quality care through improved provider communication and coordination.

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The importance of patient centricity in healthcare

MedCity News

From utilizing patient portals and other electronically accessible data to using wearable tech for monitoring blood pressure, cholesterol levels, and other measurables, patients today have a wide range of available options to ensure they are taking an active role in their own healthcare journey.