The launch of TEFCA by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) is a huge step toward updating the flow of electronic health information in the US.  So, What Is TEFCA? TEFCA is an abbreviation for the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common...Read More

March 2024 was a bad time for patient data security. The HIPAA Journal reports that over 90 breaches were recorded, a 50% increase from February 2024 and a 41% increase from the previous year. For healthcare entities, this is alarming. Not only do breaches harm reputations, but they also lead to penalties under HIPAA laws...Read More

Texting can raise concerns with privacy, confidentiality, and security. That’s why as recently as 2018, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) had a clear stance on texting patient information: avoid it. But in February 2024, CMS made a clarification to HIPAA compliance rules; and their new guidelines affect anyone who needs to remain...Read More

The OCR’s revised rule on online tracking tools has again been met with pushback from entities. Here’s what you need to know about this saga. Since 2022, a debate has raged over the use of online tracking tools by HIPAA-covered entities and business associates. On one side is the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR),...Read More

How can interoperability help reduce something as specific as a patient fall? Read on to learn the latest insights from the HIMSS24 conference.  The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) conference 2024 was held this March in Orlando. The event saw professionals from around the globe come together to realize a new era of...Read More

With the FormDr + eClinicalWorks integration, your patient form submission can now be saved directly to your eClinicalWorks account. The eClinicalWorks integration seamlessly converts form submissions into a PDF, automatically uploading to your account. Additionally, it can transfer essential intake fields directly to a specified eClinicalWorks folder. This makes managing your HIPAA compliant online forms...Read More

In the fast-changing world of healthcare, patients’ happiness and opinions have become crucial for improving medical services. One way to evolve is to follow meet patients where they are and exceed expectations. Gathering patient feedback is one thing, but using it properly is equally important. Read on to learn how your practice can keep matching...Read More

The Interoperability and Prior Authorization Final Rule has wide-ranging implications for payers, providers, and patients. Read on to learn more about its highly-anticipated provisions. As part of its push to encourage interoperability and make health information more readily available across entities, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its Interoperability and Prior Authorization...Read More

Data collection is a science. It doesn’t matter if you’re making a medical records release form or you’re polling patient preferences – there are always more effective ways of collecting data. People build entire careers out of developing better ways for people to interact with information. And with the drawings & diagrams feature, FormDr makes...Read More

In business, customer or patient no-shows are an all too common headache that affects how well things run and the bottom line. It’s like a domino effect – missed appointments and incomplete forms mean time and resources wasted, schedules thrown off balance, and, most importantly, a hit to the quality of service. Enter: FormDr’s appointment...Read More