Useful Health Information Apps
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The increase of technology in the healthcare world is not just good news for patients, it’s good news for doctors and administrators. With every new advance in imaging, collaboration, or cyber security, healthcare providers can offer faster and more accurate treatment than ever before.
Healthcare access and communication tools like HealthTap help break down the barriers between physicians and patients. As patients become more knowledgeable and administrators become more mobile, these apps help health information technologists and managers bring essential medical information and support literally to the palm of your hand, where it’s needed most.
AthenaHealth EHR Suite (AthenaText)
Whether you run a small office or a large hospital complex, the Athena Health suite gives you instant feedback on vital statistics as they happen. The mobile app (athenaText) connects with the larger Athena Health Records EHR program, providing connection with administration goals and providing secure and instant collaboration. You can text questions to other admins or doctors, check on collections, and see stats for individual patients.
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Lybrate for Doctors
Although Lybrate is marketed as a doctor's tool, it is also an excellent management device for administrators. This application basically makes whatever facility you run completely mobile. You can add patients, create appointments, track payments, and record treatments - all from your smart phone. In addition, the Dashboard gives you up-to-the-minute stats on the efficiency of your practice and common treatments.
OnPage
This application combines the function of a phone and messaging service with HIPAA-compliant security for a fantastic communication model in any healthcare setting. You can create messages by phone, email, or computer and every interaction is stored for perfect data trails. Each message is time-stamped and you can add picture or voice attachments to any message. And, it's all done with the highest-level of data security so that you avoid any embarrassing data breaches.
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HealthTap
As featured by the NY Times, Wall Street Journal, NBC and many more, this free app brings your hospital or healthcare organization directly into the homes of both patients and other healthcare leaders. You can increase your facility's visibility by encouraging doctors to take live consults, share information in the pro forums, and connect with other healthcare administrators around the world.
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iVisitor Kiosk
This app from Veristream supports the desktop cloud program that allows for easy management of patients in a healthcare setting. Patients can check themselves in via mobile or desktop devices. In addition, all patient appointments are updated in real-time to your mobile version of the app, including information about the patient's wait time and no-show rate.
