Moving Away from Spreadsheets: How to Know When It’s Time

whitePaper | July 20, 2023

Healthcare delivery through telehealth allows a provider to consult with patients remotely through electronic and telecommunication technologies. Prior to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE), telehealth services were, generally, only used and paid for in limited circumstances.

whitePaper | March 2, 2020

In the decade since the HITECH Act was passed, first-generation electronic health record systems provided a foundation for innovations such as electronic prescribing, clinical decision support and predictive analytics. While usability and productivity issues with EHRs have been well documented, there are significant untapped opportunities to optimize the EHR and health IT. In this whitepaper, PatientKeeper outlines a vision for the future of health IT through the next decade, which includes New data-driven approaches that leverage the clinical information being captured by the EHR to improve patient outcomes and reduce physician burnout, Optimized communication between physicians, nurses and ancillary staff to produce better patient outcomes as efficiencies improve, Better interoperability to improve care coordination and inspire opportunities for ideas like telemedicine to alleviate physician shortages

whitePaper | September 26, 2022

Healthcare is at a data tipping point. The adoption of a wide variety of information technology (IT) systems has given hospitals and health systems a massive amount of data, along with the power to use that data to enhance patient care, streamline operations and reduce costs.

whitePaper | January 4, 2023

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) relies on data to inform planning and execution of policies that affect more than 170 million individuals enrolled in CMS programs nationwide, including but not limited to Medicare, Medicaid & the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)

whitePaper | May 28, 2021

Hospitals and health systems need the flexibility to examine and reassess their organizational culture, build resilience, and remain hyper-vigilant in keeping staff healthy and safe. This best practice guide outlines ways for hospitals and health systems to adapt their culture to ensure the job satisfaction, wellness and empowerment of their people.

whitePaper | September 7, 2021

Numerous acquisitions and technology upgrades put many applications and associated data stores into a legacy state for a large, multi-state integrated healthcare provider network. The organization turned to Flatirons Digital Innovations (FDI) to help decommission those applications deemed most critical to save costs and eliminate risks associated with running aging legacy systems, while ensuring ongoing access to complete patient data.