Entries by Michael Trader

RightPatient Partners with Harris Healthcare to Secure and Maintain EMPI Data Integrity

November 8, 2021 /0 Comments/in , , , , , , , , /by

Very recently, RightPatient and Harris Healthcare’s DIS (Data Integrity Solutions) Business Unit have announced a strategic partnership to tackle patient data integrity issues by ensuring accurate patient identification.  Harris DIS includes QuadraMed, which focuses on EMPI management and data cleanups, and Just Associates, focused on helping hospitals and health systems achieve and maintain a highly accurate and […]

How RightPatient Benefits Medical Identity Theft and the Healthcare Red Flags Rule

March 14, 2020 /0 Comments/in , , /by

It’s no secret that medical identity theft is on the rise. Over 2 million Americans each year become victims of medical identity theft, and, unfortunately, that number only continues to grow. It’s growing for a number of reasons. First of all, there were more healthcare data breaches in 2019 than the previous three years combined. […]

Why The Coronavirus Makes Patient Identification More Critical Than Ever

March 11, 2020 /0 Comments/in , , , , /by

In case you’ve been sleeping under a rock somewhere, the COVID-19 coronavirus is causing global concern, with some health professionals and media outlets already referring to the outbreak as a pandemic.  The lack of available testing kits in the U.S. has hindered our ability to accurately determine the actual scale of the problem here. However, […]

EHRs: Why are physicians and patients dissatisfied with them?

September 5, 2018 /0 Comments/in , , , , , , , , , , , /by

Electronic health records (EHRs) are supposed to make things easier for doctors, improve health outcomes for patients, and create a better experience for everyone. However, most research indicates the opposite. There is a high level of EHR dissatisfaction among practitioners and the impact on patient experience has been underwhelming. So, what has gone wrong? When […]

Reducing opioid abuse by knowing the right patient

July 16, 2018 /0 Comments/in , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , /by

The US is enduring a massive opioid abuse epidemic. Not only are they widely prescribed, but prescription opioids are now more widely abused than street drugs. If we look at the anatomy of the opioid crisis, it is genuinely frightening. In 2016, 116 people died each day due to opioid overdose, resulting in more than […]

How RightPatient Prevents Chart Corrections in Epic and Other EHRs

January 29, 2018 /0 Comments/in , , , , , , , , , , , /by

I’ve visited enough of our customers to know that hospital emergency rooms and free-standing EDs can sometimes be chaotic environments. Unlike most outpatient registration areas, patients who arrive to the ED do not have scheduled appointments and often go through a triage process with a nurse where they are “arrived” within the electronic health record […]

How Opioid Abuse Exposes Hospitals

December 20, 2017 /0 Comments/in , , , , , , , , , , , , /by

Whenever I’m talking to a healthcare provider about RightPatient, the topic of “frequent flyers” inevitably arises. For those who might not be aware, frequent fliers are patients that use different aliases to obtain healthcare services. It’s estimated that between 2-10% of patients arriving at the emergency department (ED) provide some kind of false or misleading […]

At the Becker’s Conference, learn how RightPatient prevents patient fraud

September 19, 2017 /0 Comments/in , , , , , , , , /by

The Becker’s 2017 (and 3rd annual) Health IT & Revenue Cycle Conference is only a few days away! Needless to say, we’re excited, and it’s not just because George W. Bush and Sugar Ray Leonard will be there. The conference has a great lineup of speakers, presentations, and, ahem, vendors like RightPatient that will be […]

Mobile Patient Identification with the RightPatient Smart App

June 15, 2017 /0 Comments/in , , , , , , , , /by

Amidst the hoopla and chaos of this year’s HIMSS conference in Orlando, we introduced a new feature for our cloud-based RightPatient biometric patient identification solution: the RightPatient Smart App. This is kind of a big deal for the healthcare industry because the RightPatient Smart App has the power to turn any smartphone or tablet into a […]