Clear, precise communication is critical to every stage of healthcare delivery. From the patient consulting with their primary care physician, to ordering tests and imaging, to creating medical reports and interpreting results and ultimately delivering the information to patients, ensuring information is accurately transmitted across care teams is integral to achieving the best possible outcomes
The repeal of the Affordable Care Act and its replacement with the American Health Care Act (AHCA) is underway. The bill has a long way to go before becoming law, and is facing opposition from both parties, albeit for differing reasons. It has also faced criticism from several medical and professional associations across the country,
Mobile health, also known as mHealth, is a rapidly growing area of healthcare. The term refers to the use of mobile devices in medicine and public health. Medical apps aren’t particularly new, but until recently they’ve been targeted primarily towards patients; they focus on diets or medicine, or allow patients to record heart rate, blood sugar
In healthcare improving efficiency without negatively impacting patient outcomes is paramount. Finding more efficient workflows is critical not just to improving the patient experience but also to reducing costs and waste. Synoptic reporting has been consistently shown to be a faster, cheaper, and more accurate method of reporting than narrative transcription [1]. By providing consistently
Structured Radiology Reporting Radiology reports provide care teams with critical diagnostic and prognostic information, guiding clinical decision making. To ensure care plans support improved patient outcomes, it’s crucial that radiology reports clearly communicate your findings. This is why many radiologists are turning to the standardized reporting templates produced by the expert working groups of the Radiological Society
