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The Cost of Neglecting Text Appointment Reminders
by | Industry Insights, Messaging-and-Communication
In today's fast-paced world, missed appointments can be a significant headache for medical practices. Simple solutions like text appointment reminders have emerged as effective tools for reducing no-shows. They offer flexibility by allowing patients to manage their...
2024 New Payment Engine
by | Administration, Billing, EHR, PM, Product Updates
Criterions is happy to announce our new 2024 payment engine! It's all dedicated to helping increase your revenue and grow your organization. For more information or to have your questions answered, please fill out the form below and a member of our team will be in...
ONC’s Security Risk Assessment Tool
by | EHR, Industry Insights, PM
ONC releases a new version of Security Risk Assessment Tool (Version 3.4). The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) developed the SRA Tool to help small- and medium-sized healthcare...
Direct Messaging with Criterions EHR
by | EHR, Messaging-and-Communication
The Basics of Direct Messaging with Criterions EHR Direct Messaging allows for communication across disparate platforms. Nationally renowned professionals and organizations have recommended the usage of Direct because it is safe, simple to use, and reasonably...
Webinar: New Credit Card Integration
by | Administration, EHR
With Criterions and Bank of America Healthcare Payment Solution, your patients enjoy an easier payment experience, making paymets quickly and securely with a variety of payment methods. You'll enjoy an all-in-one payment solution including managing payments and...
Inventory Tracking with Criterions
Did you know Criterions offers inventory management? Are you an orthopedist or physical therapist who supplies durable medical equipment or braces? Are you a dermatologist selling over the counter skin care products? Criterions integrated inventory tracking...
What is Information Blocking?
by | EHR
HHS-OIG announced their final decision on information blocking penalties. Any individual or entity that has committed information blocking will be subject up to a $1 million dollar penalty per violation. So what is information blocking? Per the HealthIt.gov website,...
Streamline Your EHR with Automation Tools
by | EHR
Criterions has various features and automation tools in the EHR that can improve efficiency, reduce costs, and assist with understaffing issues at any medical practice. They also help to enhance health outcomes and increase provider and patient satisfaction. If you’re...
Webinar: 2023 Texting Enhancements
by | EHR, EHR Tab, Messaging-and-Communication, Product Updates
In this webinar series, The Criterions Team showed the benefits of automatic texting appointment reminders and how that can save your staff time managing schedules and ultimately, increasing your practice's or business's revenue. With Criterions Texting Appointment...
Exchanging Patient Information
by | EHR
Industry Standard for Exchanging Patient Information Consolidated Clinical Document Architecture (CCDA), is a standard format for exchanging clinical patient information between healthcare providers and organizations electronically. The CCDA standard was developed by...
Giving Patients Instant Access to Medical Records
by | Industry Insights
The ability for patients to access their medical records on their smart devices at anytime has become the norm after the 21st Century Cures Act was passed in 2016. For years, there was a concern of patients being able to view their results prior to the ordering...
Webinar: Streamlining Clinical Workflow
by | EHR, EHR Tab, Product Updates
We showed our customers tools in the EHR that will improve the functionality and streamline multiple processes with the use of automation to help your practice offer patients the best possible healthcare experience. This includes creating "order sets" to make an...
Why your Office Should be Using Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
by | EHR
Multi-Factor Authentication is a process that is used to verify a user’s identity by using a second method of authentication in addition to the username and password. After a user logs in using their regular credentials, the system will send a one-time password to the...
Criterions EHR Interoperability
by | Industry Insights
What is interoperability? Interoperability for EHRs is an important aspect of improving the efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare delivery. Interoperability refers to the ability of different EHR systems to exchange and use patient health information (PHI) with...
Criterions Patient Portal
by | EHR, Industry Insights, PM
What is a Patient Portal and How Does It Help Medical Practices? A patient portal is a secure online website that gives patients convenient 24-hour access to personal health information from anywhere with an Internet connection. Using a secure username and password,...
Important Key Reporting
by | EHR
Why Understanding Key Reports Are So Important Running reports regularly gives you a complete view into the revenue cycle of your practice. You can use reporting to improve processes, spot trends, and identify issues that may hinder revenue collection. It's important...
Webinar: Criterions Patient Portal Benefits
by | EHR, Product Updates
In this webinar series, we dove deep into the Criterions patient portal and how it not only benefits your patients, but can also help lessen the workload for your office staff. If you have questions of how to enable the Patient Portal and receive your unique portal...
Case Study: NY Firefighter Heart & Lung
by | EHR, Industry Insights, PM
How Criterions helps the New York Firefighter Heart & Lung Institute care for 9/11 First Responders Background Robert Brown started his career as a New York Firefighter in 1996 and worked his way up as Lieutenant at the New York Fire Department, dedicating his...