It’s time to give you the 411 on information blocking. (for anyone born after 1985: 411 was a number you dialed in order to get information about a business or person whose contact details you didn’t have. And it still works! Try it some time). At the beginning of February 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid... Read More
Recorded live in Orlando at HIMSS 2019, Ensocare CEO Luis Castillo sat down with Roberta Mullin of HealthcareNOW Radio to talk about Ensocare’s place in health IT and how healthcare organizations can use software and automation to reduce delays stemming from medical transportation. Read More
One area we don't typically think of when we discuss health care IT is the emergency department (ED). That's because a fast-paced environment and the need for one-on-one care is not always conducive to technology solutions whose purpose is to automate aspects of care. Patients need help as quickly as possible, and... Read More
by Luis Castillo in Healthcare IT, Healthcare Technology Solutions
When older patients return home from the hospital, it’s the little things that often get overlooked. The older adult is sent home with detailed discharge plans containing important information and instructions for the patient and their family members. However, families may not anticipate the additional tasks that will... Read More
The majority of patients take for granted that they’ll be discharged either back home or to a post-acute facility capable of meeting their needs. But perhaps no patients prove as great of a challenge as homeless patients who don’t have anywhere to go after their hospitalization or care episode ends. With this patient... Read More
by Mary Kay Thalken, RN, MBA in Patient Discharge, blog, Care Management
We’re awash in data. It’s on our phones, it’s saved on our computers, our networks. It’s in the cloud. In a relatively short period of time, we’ve gone from an analog world where data was exceedingly rare to an era where there’s literally more data available than humans could possibly process. There’s not much we do... Read More
Almost every year, Paul Hanson takes a cross-country motorcycle trip. An avid rider for more than a decade, he appreciates the flexibility afforded to him at Ensocare, where he can connect to a secure server basically anywhere with a WiFi signal. “There have been times where, as long as you have internet access, you... Read More
2019 may go down as the year value-based care comes into its own. More facilities than ever have reimbursement tied to the long-term value they bring to patients; if your patients are re-admitted within the 30-day window, that’s going to create negative consequences for your reputation and your bottom line. The care... Read More
by Luis Castillo in Care Transitions, Value-Based Care, blog
For Karen Underwood, Director of Product Management for Ensocare, the most exciting thing about healthcare isn’t what’s happening today. It’s trying to anticipate what’s going to be the next big thing tomorrow. Read More
Imagine a patient sustains a heart attack. After the initial intervention to stabilize that person, a care plan is created and the patient is expected to follow a specific set of guidelines. Read More
by Mary Kay Thalken, RN, MBA in Patient and Family Engagement, blog, Care Management
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