OhMD Helps Improve Communication with Patients through Text Messaging NEW YORK, NY – May 22, 2017 – OhMD, a HIPAA-compliant texting platform for patients and healthcare professionals, today announced a partnership with athenahealth, Inc. through athenahealth’s ‘More Disruption Please’ (MDP) program. As part of the athenahealth® Marketplace, this newly integrated application is now available to […]
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The single largest budget item for hospitals is labor costs, which can represent as much as 50% or more of the expense budget. In small practices staff salary and benefits account for up to 30% of overhead expenses. To get the most out of their largest line item, large and small healthcare organizations alike should […]
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OhMD and one of our physician users, Dr. Julio Bracero-Rodriguez, was recently featured in an article in athenainsight about texting with patients! Check it out here: https://insight.athenahealth.com/omg-%E2%80%94-text-doctor
We’re excited to announce our recent round of funding! Eideard Venture Capital led the seed round. The company and its affiliated entities are also investors in Marathon Health. The Eideard Group represents, among others, the families of the founding members of IDX Systems Corp., a patient records and medical billing software company acquired in 2005 for […]
The HIPAA history Why is HIPAA compliant email even a thing? HIPAA. It comes up in healthcare in literally every other conversation. We all triple check to make sure we didn’t spell it wrong in our outgoing emails. If someone were to notice, we would immediately lose credibility points among peers. On the other side, it’s not […]
With all this talk of “alternative facts”, we thought it might be fun to list the alternative facts we’ve heard around texting in healthcare. 3 Alternative Facts about Texting Alternative Fact #1: “Texting is impersonal” This statement came from a physician who didn’t believe patients wanted to be able to text with their doctors and practices. In fact, she was […]
In theory, the patient portal is a beautiful thing. A place I can go to get all of my health data and communicate with my doctor. Any bit of health information I could ever want is there, catalogued for me within a carefully crafted user experience that keeps me informed and healthy. This great new […]
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Physician Burnout On The Rise Physicians today are consistently being asked to do more with less. Increasing RVU demands mean less time with patients and more time outside of clinic hours finishing notes and following up on patient phone calls. I’ve spoken with physicians who spend in excess of 3 hours on administrative work AFTER […]
Disappointment. Anger. Frustration. Betrayal. A wave of emotion rushes over me every time I open my inbox and see a secure email sitting there, staring me in the face. I take a deep breath and try to channel compassion and kindness for whomever sent the dreaded message — I know they were trying to do […]
Written by Kate McIntosh, M.D. The following story is based on a real-life patient situation I have encountered with names and some clinical details modified: Rebecca is 6 years old. She has been healthy, except for her mild asthma, which hasn’t been bothering her. She woke up with a rash on her arm which was a […]
Texting and HIPAA Violations A recent survey indicates that over 73% of physicians use text messages to communicate with their staff or referring providers regarding patient care, and many doctors have also adopted the practice of texting directly with patients. Often texting is the easiest, quickest form of communication for busy physicians, but SMS texting is […]
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OhMD Partners with athenahealth’s ‘More Disruption Please’ Program to Bring Secure Texting to Patients and Physicians
/in Press Releases /by SVMOhMD Helps Improve Communication with Patients through Text Messaging NEW YORK, NY – May 22, 2017 – OhMD, a HIPAA-compliant texting platform for patients and healthcare professionals, today announced a partnership with athenahealth, Inc. through athenahealth’s ‘More Disruption Please’ (MDP) program. As part of the athenahealth® Marketplace, this newly integrated application is now available to […]
Efficient Doctor-Patient Communication
/in Care Coordination, Texting /by administratorThe single largest budget item for hospitals is labor costs, which can represent as much as 50% or more of the expense budget. In small practices staff salary and benefits account for up to 30% of overhead expenses. To get the most out of their largest line item, large and small healthcare organizations alike should […]
Video: OhMD is all about simple communication for healthcare
/in General, Texting /by administratorWe’ve made communication simple with a HIPAA compliant texting app that changes the patient experience. Check it out!
OMG – texting with patients
/in Patient Engagement, Texting /by administratorOhMD and one of our physician users, Dr. Julio Bracero-Rodriguez, was recently featured in an article in athenainsight about texting with patients! Check it out here: https://insight.athenahealth.com/omg-%E2%80%94-text-doctor
OhMD Closes $1.2M Seed Funding Round
/in Press /by administratorWe’re excited to announce our recent round of funding! Eideard Venture Capital led the seed round. The company and its affiliated entities are also investors in Marathon Health. The Eideard Group represents, among others, the families of the founding members of IDX Systems Corp., a patient records and medical billing software company acquired in 2005 for […]
HIPAA Compliant Email
/in HIPAA /by administratorThe HIPAA history Why is HIPAA compliant email even a thing? HIPAA. It comes up in healthcare in literally every other conversation. We all triple check to make sure we didn’t spell it wrong in our outgoing emails. If someone were to notice, we would immediately lose credibility points among peers. On the other side, it’s not […]
Alternative Facts in Healthcare
/in Patient Engagement /by administratorWith all this talk of “alternative facts”, we thought it might be fun to list the alternative facts we’ve heard around texting in healthcare. 3 Alternative Facts about Texting Alternative Fact #1: “Texting is impersonal” This statement came from a physician who didn’t believe patients wanted to be able to text with their doctors and practices. In fact, she was […]
Patient Portal is Dead
/in Patient Engagement, Patient Portal /by administratorIn theory, the patient portal is a beautiful thing. A place I can go to get all of my health data and communicate with my doctor. Any bit of health information I could ever want is there, catalogued for me within a carefully crafted user experience that keeps me informed and healthy. This great new […]
Physician Burnout in 2017
/in Physician Burnout /by administratorPhysician Burnout On The Rise Physicians today are consistently being asked to do more with less. Increasing RVU demands mean less time with patients and more time outside of clinic hours finishing notes and following up on patient phone calls. I’ve spoken with physicians who spend in excess of 3 hours on administrative work AFTER […]
The thing about secure email
/in Security /by administratorDisappointment. Anger. Frustration. Betrayal. A wave of emotion rushes over me every time I open my inbox and see a secure email sitting there, staring me in the face. I take a deep breath and try to channel compassion and kindness for whomever sent the dreaded message — I know they were trying to do […]
OhMD and Me: Physician says Erysipelas
/in OhMD & Me /by administratorWritten by Kate McIntosh, M.D. The following story is based on a real-life patient situation I have encountered with names and some clinical details modified: Rebecca is 6 years old. She has been healthy, except for her mild asthma, which hasn’t been bothering her. She woke up with a rash on her arm which was a […]
The Risks of SMS Texting in Healthcare
/in Security /by administratorTexting and HIPAA Violations A recent survey indicates that over 73% of physicians use text messages to communicate with their staff or referring providers regarding patient care, and many doctors have also adopted the practice of texting directly with patients. Often texting is the easiest, quickest form of communication for busy physicians, but SMS texting is […]