Combining patient education, patient portal and waiting room solutions, Snap by Seamless Medical is a cloud-based enterprise solution. The goal of Snap, says David Perez, Founder and CEO of Seamless, is to provide a better experience for the patient and streamline the workflow for the medical office.

With a barrage of information and a high volume of patients, weeding through all the data to identify patients who can benefit from testing, treatments or procedures can be challenging.

Guest column by Andrew Bronstein, MD.

Physicians are asked to provide copies of patient medical records to insurance companies, law firms and other requestors on a daily basis.

Not all medical offices operate on a PC. And with the increasing popularity of iPads, iPhones and other Mac products, there is a need for software that easily allows practices to complete many tasks on the devices.

Not only do patient no-shows disrupt practice workflow, but they also cut into revenue. Confirming appointments reduces the no show rate, but it also uses valuable staff time that could be spent on other tasks.

Despite growing interest in third party vendors, most physicians stick with their current electronic medical record provider when they decide to offer a patient portal, according to a new report from KLAS.

Smaller and mid-sized practices often don’t have the same resources as larger healthcare organizations. AppVantage M-Health Gateway is aiming to change that while also alleviating the time and financial investment that is often required.

Today’s internal medicine practitioners face puzzling issues, from HIV treatment to disaster management and medical ethics to the rampant increase in chronic diseases.

Peerless, which produces audio and visual solutions, announced its formal expansion into the healthcare market with the launch of the PeerCare brand of highly adaptable fixed and mobile IT product mounting solutions for both traditional and emerging computing platforms within healthcare IT.

Julie Shimer will retire from Welch Allyn at the end of 2012, allowing time for a successor to be named and a smooth transition over the course of the next several months.

CurrentCare, Rhode Island’s health information exchange, has become the first in the nation to exchange behavioral health and substance abuse treatment data, reports EHR Intelligence.

A new study shows that 89% of healthcare workers in the United States use their personal smartphones for work purposes, reports Fierce Mobile Healthcare.

Healthcare providers are failing to consider whether their electronic health records system, patient portals and other e-tools are ADA compliant, reports amednews.

Alaska’s pilot program to connect Fairbanks health providers to its state health information exchange will begin within the next three months, reports Healthcare IT News.