Access and Halifax Health have been on a paperless journey since 2012. One of the benefits of our long-term partnership is that we’ve made strides together – including two big “firsts” we just announced.
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Access and Halifax Health: Boosting Clinician and Patient Satisfaction
By Cody Strate on May 23, 2019
Topics: MEDITECH Patient Experience eForms Surgical Services Patient Satisfaction Patient Electronic Signature eForms software Patient electronic forms eConsent paperless hospital Access eForms Informed Consent halifax health doctor experience Bedside Registration
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Paper Problems: 7 Ways Paper Informed Consents Hurt Your Hospital
By Cody Strate on May 2, 2019
Think you’re the only hospital that has a paper problem when comes to Informed Consents? Think again.
Topics: MEDITECH Cerner Patient Experience eForms Surgical Services Patient Satisfaction Epic Systems Patient Electronic Signature Patient electronic forms eConsent OR delays Cerner Forms Suite Access eForms Informed Consent surgical services delays
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Keep Patient Satisfaction High at Bedside and Discharge
By Cody Strate on Sep 12, 2018
Part 3 of Access’s Improving your Hospital’s HCAHPS Score Strategy series
Topics: Patient Experience eForms Surgical Services Patient Satisfaction HCAHPS Patient Electronic Signature Patient electronic forms eConsent Informed Consent surgical services delays doctor experience reimbursement
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When Paper Informed Consents Bring Surgeons to a Hard Stop
By Cody Strate on Aug 1, 2018
Help your stellar surgical team deliver on their reputation
Topics: MEDITECH Patient Experience eForms Surgical Services Patient Satisfaction Epic Systems Patient Electronic Signature Patient electronic forms OR delays paperless hospital Cerner Forms Suite Informed Consent surgical services delays bedside eConsent
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Enhancing the Patient Experience with a Better Informed Consent Process
By Cody Strate on Jul 18, 2018
Part 6 of Access’s Improving the Economy of Surgical Services series
Topics: MEDITECH Patient Experience eForms Surgical Services Patient Satisfaction Epic Systems Patient Electronic Signature Patient electronic forms eConsent Cerner Forms Suite Informed Consent
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The Legal Risks of Paper Informed Consents – Surgeons and Hospitals in the Firing Line
By Cody Strate on Jul 3, 2018
Part 5 of Access’s Improving the Economy of Surgical Services series
Topics: Patient Experience eForms Surgical Services Patient Satisfaction Epic Systems compliance Patient Electronic Signature Patient electronic forms eConsent OR delays Cerner Forms Suite Access eForms Informed Consent surgical services delays bedside eConsent
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The Cost of a Lost Minute in the OR
By Cody Strate on Jun 22, 2018
Part of 4 of Access’s Improving the Economy of Surgical Services series
Topics: Patient Experience Surgical Services Epic Systems Patient Electronic Signature eConsent OR delays paperless hospital surgical services delays Bedside Registration bedside eConsent
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Top 5 Reasons for Surgical Services Delays
By Cody Strate on Jun 1, 2018
Part of 3 of Access’s Improving the Economy of Surgical Services series
Topics: eForms Surgical Services Patient Electronic Signature eConsent OR delays
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Mapping Key Steps in the Patient OR Journey
By Cody Strate on May 23, 2018
Part of 2 of Access’s Improving the Economy of Surgical Services series
Topics: Surgical Services
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Understanding the Economic Factors of Surgical Services and the OR
By Cody Strate on May 16, 2018
Part of 1 of Access’s Improving the Economy of Surgical Services series
Topics: Surgical Services
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Why Every Hospital Needs an eForm Management Solution for Surgical Consent
By Randy Hippe on May 7, 2018
Hospital staff and anxious patients have many forms to complete before elective surgery.
Even though paper forms slow down staff productivity, waste money, introduce unnecessary risk, and add little to a positive patient experience, many hospitals have not adopted an eForm management solution. According to federal statistics, as of 2015, about 80 percent of acute care hospitals had an EHR using digitized surgical consent forms―up from less than 10 percent in 2008. That still leaves 20 percent of hospitals using outdated paper forms.
Topics: MEDITECH Patient Experience eForms Surgical Services Patient Satisfaction Epic Systems Patient Electronic Signature Patient electronic forms eConsent Cerner Forms Suite Access eForms Healthcare Tablet bedside eConsent Wacom
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How eForms Give Surgeons and Patients What They Want
By Brandy Taylor on Apr 12, 2018
Surgeons are truly a special type of people. I not only worked for a surgeon (as a nanny) in my younger years, but have the pleasure of being close friends with a couple of amazing surgeons now. A few words come to mind when thinking about a surgeon: driven, dedicated, get-it-done, no nonsense, growth-oriented, pro-change (if it makes sense). Overall, I think we can all agree that surgeons like to get things done—and get it right the first time. And we are all thankful for that.