Overcoming EMR Barriers
Only a fraction of U.S. physicians have fully implemented and begun to use an electronic medical record (EMR) despite years of widespread availability and incentives, and for many good reasons—but...
View ArticleOne More Reason to Go Electronic
Electronic evidence-based protocols used as a “shared baseline” at the patient bedside may help eliminate unnecessary medical care—and that can lead a health care entity down the road to being a...
View ArticlegloEMR Proves EMR Technology is Affordable
It may be the number one concern among health care practitioners who are reluctant to implement electronic medical records (EMRs): The technology is expensive. And while that may have been true in the...
View ArticleFive EMR Myths that Need to be Busted
Many health care practitioners are still reluctant to implement electronic medical records (EMRs) despite increasing evidence of their benefits to practices and patients as well as significant...
View ArticlegloEMR Guarantees Your Success
gloEMR—gloStream’s electronic medical record (EMR)—isn’t just the only EMR that embeds Microsoft Office, thereby creating the industry’s most user-friendly and reliable EMR. It also comes backed...
View ArticleEMR Incentives Lead to Quality ROI
Government’s incentives for electronic medical record (EMR) adoption could pay off in improved quality of care, according to a new study. It found that patients in physician practices that used EMRs...
View ArticlegloDNA Helps Smooth EMR Transition
The process of implementing an electronic medical record (EMR) can be challenging for any medical group, in part because it’s about more than just IT. For example, resources need to be assigned to...
View ArticleAvoiding Four EMR Implementation Mistakes
Electronic medical record (EMR) implementation has the potential to be an arduous process, in part because medical practices tend to make four major mistakes when transitioning from paper-based...
View ArticlegloEMR Meets Tomorrow’s EMR Needs
As more electronic medical records (EMRs) come onto the market, it’s becoming difficult to choose one that will remain usable well into the future. Tomorrow’s EMRs will need to be interoperable,...
View ArticlePaper is Safer? Depends Whom You Ask
Electronic medical records (EMRs) are safer than their paper counterparts, according to a new survey of physicians—but a similar survey of patients didn’t get the same response. They think paper is...
View ArticleWhy It’s Time to Review Your Workflows
An electronic medical record (EMR) implementation isn’t just about replacing paper charts with digital technology. EMRs also provide a perfect opportunity to review and improve your workflows. The...
View ArticleIs Microsoft Office Built into Your EMR?
You probably know by now that an electronic medical record (EMR) will be one of, if not the, most significant technology investment you make as a health care provider. That’s why you should look for...
View ArticleNew Proof that EMRs Bring Benefits
Hospitals that have implemented advanced electronic medical records (EMRs) enjoy a broad range of benefits when it comes to quality of care and operational efficiency, according to a new report—and...
View ArticleTime is Running Out for Meaningful Use
If you implemented an electronic medical record (EMR) in 2011, you’ll need to start your meaningful use process by July in order to get their attestation done in time. Don’t worry, gloStream can...
View ArticleAttributes of Next-Generation EMRs
The role of the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) is shifting: now, any support for next-generation business models, such as patient-centered care is key. As more electronic medical records (EMRs) come...
View ArticleChoosing the right EMR – such as gloEMR
The short-term incentives of meaningful use shouldn’t overshadow the long-term care strategies of small physician practices choosing electronic medical records (EMRs), according to a recent study. IDC...
View ArticlePreventing Diagnostic Errors—with gloEMR
Physicians believe that preventing diagnostic errors can be aided with technology, according to a recent study – but technology will never replace the physician’s role in diagnosis. That’s why...
View ArticleHow gloEMR Supports ACOs
IT has been called upon to help make a smoother transition to new care models, including Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs)—and gloEMR will play an important role. Currently, patient care is often...
View ArticleMore work for health care CIOs?
CIOs can very likely expect some sleepless nights now that the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the Affordable Care Act—and will likely need to search for robust electronic medical records (EMRs)....
View ArticleWhy gloEMR has the best usability
Now that usability testing is part of the electronic medical record (EMR) certification criteria for meaningful use Stage 2, EMR usability is suddenly all the talk—and according to a diverse group of...
View ArticleThe crunch is here – prepare for gloSTREAM
The federal government delayed the start of meaningful Stage 2 to 2014, but that doesn’t give health-care providers much time to relax in their pursuit of electronic medical record (EMR)...
View ArticlePractice management for medical professionals
As a busy medical professional, you probably struggle to manage the business. If so, you may want to consider a practice management software, which simplifies scheduling, billing, and creating practice...
View ArticleThe growth of e-prescribing
E-prescribing is widely considered to be a good thing. Is your electronic medical record (EMR) robust enough to handle it, as is gloStream’s fully integrated electronic medical record and practice...
View ArticlegloEMR in action
When Ashley Ledger needed to increase his podiatry practice’s efficiency, he turned to gloStream’s flagship product, gloEMR – with great results. Ledger, who has approximately 8,000 patients on...
View ArticleAvoid vendor switch with gloEMR
A new survey of 17,000 physicians by Black Book Rankings concludes that as many of 17 percent of physicians will switch electronic medical records (EMR) in 2013 because their first- choice systems...
View ArticleHow to implement big data
Health-care providers face significant obstacles in implementing analytic tools, but if the suggestions in a new white paper work, gloEMR could help. The paper, entitled “Transforming Health Care...
View ArticleSecure your data with gloCare
Ninety-four percent of healthcare organizations suffered at least one data breach in 2011 and 2012, according to a recent study on patient privacy and data security – a statistic that illustrates how...
View ArticleLet’s talk about revenue cycle management
One of the major parts of business is ensuring that you are being paid for services rendered. This can be a painful process; some clients just don’t seem to want to pay. There are numerous things you...
View ArticleIs your practice management software up to the job?
Practice management software runs the business side of a health-care practice, which may include everything from scheduling appointments, through billing insurers and patients, all the way up to to...
View ArticleIncreasing billing in a changing health-care environment
The always changing health-care regulations present plenty of challenges – but also opportunities – for physicians to increase their billings, thanks to the new health-care reform law which includes...
View ArticleThree things to look for in a practice management offering
Running a profitable medical practice is more difficult than it’s ever been before, and with ICD-10, meaningful use Stage-2 and payer reforms on the way, it’s only going to get harder. Here are three...
View ArticleImprove your revenue cycle management with gloStream
A new study shows that many health-care providers still don’t understand the value of ICD-10, which is understandable: Maintaining control over the entire revenue cycle and ensuring you are paid for...
View ArticleMore than an EMR provider
You may have long known gloStream for its cutting-edge electronic medical records (EMR), gloCare (previously gloEMR) – a powerful yet highly personalized cloud-based EMR and practice-management...
View ArticleLeverage technology as a strategic tool
Becoming a pacesetting medical practice requires you to leverage technology as a tool to provide exceptional care – and gloStream’s gloCare, can help. Unlike competitive offerings, the highly...
View ArticleThe importance of revenue-cycle management
Are unpaid bills getting out of control in your practice? It may be time to implement a revenue-cycle management program such as that offered by gloStream. Revenue-cycle management, or RCM, is the...
View ArticleHealth-care technology market set to expand in 2014
The North American health-care information technology (IT) market will grow from $21.9 billion in 2012 to $31.3 billion by 2017, a compound annual rate of 7.4%. That forecast comes from Research and...
View ArticleMeaningful-use incentives top $19 billion
More and more health-care providers are going digital, if meaningful-use reimbursements are any indication. The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is reporting that it has disbursed more...
View ArticleWhy you need an expert concierge
Are you burning the candle at both ends when it comes to managing your medical practice? Consider partnering with a business process expert. While you’re busy caring for patients, we can be busy...
View ArticleCreating a pacesetting practice
Are you looking to achieve previously unforeseen business goals that will allow you to excel beyond your peers? If no, you need more than technology; you need pacesetting principles, which give you a...
View ArticleWe’re ready for ICD-10
President Obama has authorized yet another delay in the implementation of ICD-10 after the Senate approved the measure as part of the Sustainable Growth Rate legislation on April 1. To IT vendors who...
View ArticleBoost profitability by reviewing your clinical processes
Ensuring you are paid for the important work that you do is a significant challenge for most practices—but you can solve it by maintaining control over the entire revenue cycle. The problem is, with...
View ArticleManaging the revenue cycle with gloStream
Revenue cycle management is a key driver of progress in health-care organizations, according to a recent Gartner report, but it must be supported by the right systems. As soon as a patient makes an...
View ArticleBill could increase use of telemedicine
Physicians have little reason to engage in telemedicine because they typically aren’t reimbursed for services rendered virtually – but now two Mississippi senators are seeking to change that. The...
View ArticleLeverage technology as a strategic tool with gloCare
In order to become a pacesetting medical practice, you have to leverage technology as a tool to provide exceptional care—and gloStream’s cloud-based and meaningful-use-certified and...
View ArticleProducts focus on revenue management
The September 2014 American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) event in Sand Diego emphasizes the importance of technology, including tools for computer-assisted physician documentation,...
View ArticleGloStream: Evolving to meet demands
Many health-care practices want to remain independent practitioners rather than merge with larger groups, but in order to do so, they need help managing their offices—specifically, addressing...
View ArticleBring your practice into the 21st century with gloStream
The medical field has always been a leader in technology for patient treatment, and now technology can help your practice becoming pacesetting. How? By leveraging the cloud as a tool to provide...
View ArticlegloStream for healthcare businesses
Healthcare professionals have always adopted high-end technology to provide better medical services to their patients. Whether it’s medical equipment, electronic medical records (EMR) or patient data...
View ArticleImprove healthcare services with gloEMR
Electronic medical records, or EMR, are making their way into doctors’ offices and healthcare institutions all over the country. Because of their benefits in enhancing medical practice, EMRs are the...
View ArticleHealthcare leaders form TRIARQ Health
Healthcare service provider gloStream has announced its partnership with TRIARQ Network, a community of healthcare professionals. Under their mutual agreement, a new company called ‘TRIARQ Health’ is...
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