Healthcare’s New Virtual Reality
Virtual. Remote. Contact-less. Whatever term you have embraced since the pandemic began, the necessity of in-person encounters in healthcare is experiencing a drastic reduction. In the last several months, Epic and Cerner have both accomplished virtual EHR migrations to their platforms. The College of Healthcare Information Executives (CHIME) is requesting HHS, CMS, and OCR extend […]
Physician Burnout, COVID-19, and Critical Conversations
MDabstract was founded with one primary goal: helping physicians. We understood the burden that EHR adoption, data capture, and clinical documentation were placing on providers and wanted to be part of the solution that allowed them to do what they do best — treat patients. But over the last 10 years, the burden on providers […]
What Remains: An Appreciation Post
COVID-19 has brought about challenges many of us never could have imagined as we watched the ball drop to ring in 2020. In five short months, so much has changed, and much of it doesn’t fall into the “dream come true” category. Despite all the less than ideal, there are things we hope remain once […]
What’s Next for Ambulatory Care After COVID-19? The Magic 8 Ball Says…
To say that COVID-19 has disrupted the ambulatory care setting would be a massive understatement. Many ambulatory providers find themselves treating patients over the phone or through video conferences, and their staff has seen their work hours cut or, even worse, been furloughed. But, as the federal government and many states are actively moving toward […]
3 Keys for Healthcare to Successfully Survive COVID-19
In healthcare, we have long identified with the adage that the only thing that remains the same is that everything is always changing, and that’s never been more true than in the time of COVID-19. Our healthcare leaders, physicians, nurses, and supporting staff are in an environment where things are changing — not by the […]
MDabstract Accurate and Cost-Effective Abstraction Solutions
Currently, the healthcare marketplace is in the midst of a remarkably active period of mergers and acquisitions. Healthcare providers joining forces must carefully plan and manage the process of consolidating disparate systems to ensure clinical optimization and ongoing proper documentation. While the electronic conversion of clinical data is helpful, it has limitations, including the technical inability to convert certain kinds of data from a legacy system […]
