Leading Healthcare Organizations Push For New Records Request Process

A new digital health records request method, led by X4 Health, was released at the Biden Cancer Summit in D.C. on September 21st. The new tool, called the “Health Record Request Wizard”, simplifies and promotes the digital process of records requests. This new method is supported by a grant from the Commonwealth Fund and aims to help millions of patients & providers avoid timely efforts just to obtain medical records.
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Three Traits That Top Performing Practices All Have In Common

The Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) identified in a recent report the three things that better performing practices do to place themselves at the top of their industry. The three areas are culture, which includes making sure patient and provider satisfaction are always prioritized, strategic process, where organizations set strong goals and are always working towards them, and operations, which depends highly upon technology and streamlining through updated technology tools.
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Cybersecurity Will Remain A Top Challenge For Healthcare Executives In 2019

According to a new survey by the Healthcare Executive Group (HCEG), cybersecurity will be one of the top ten challenges facing healthcare executives next year. This is the fourth year in a row that cybersecurity has made it into the top ten challenges and, as healthcare becomes more and more interconnected, technology will need to consider these growing threats that may effect an even broader database.
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