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Press Release: Criterions Re-Brand
Criterions Announces Rebrand to Reflect Commitment to Innovation and Customer-Centric Solutions [Garden City, New York] – [1/9/2025] – Criterions Software, Inc., an electronic health record (EHR) and practice management software company, is proud to unveil its new...
Criterions Patient Portal Benefits
What is a Patient Portal and How Does It Help Medical Practices? In today’s digital-first world, convenience is key—especially in healthcare. Patients expect efficient, user-friendly ways to engage with their providers and manage their healthcare journeys. This is...
Benefits of Patient Intake Systems
What is Patient Intake? Patient intake is the process of gathering essential information from patients to support their medical care. This includes collecting basic details, like name, date of birth, and contact information, as well as more comprehensive data such as...
Case Study: Combining Mailed Bills and eBill Notices
Transforming Billing Efficiency with BillFlash Background Dr. Sarah Thompson's medical practice, a bustling healthcare provider in downtown Chicago, faced significant challenges in its billing process. With over 2,200 patients of record, managing and delivering...
Features of Modern Cloud-Based Practice Management Software
In today's digital healthcare landscape, the integration of electronic health records (EHR) with practice management software is essential for efficient clinic operations. Modern practices are turning to cloud-based solutions that offer advanced functionalities to...
The Cost of Neglecting Text Appointment Reminders
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...
ONC’s Security Risk Assessment Tool
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...
Giving Patients Instant Access to Medical Records
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...
Criterions EHR Interoperability
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...
Case Study: NY Firefighter Heart & Lung
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...
Why you should become FHIR API compliant
What is FHIR API? As part of the 21st Century Cures Act, signed by Congress in 2016, a data standard called the Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resource was created and supported by HL7 International. The intricacy of healthcare data was taken into consideration when...
Effective Patient Interaction
Effective patient interaction technologies can enhance the patient experience During the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare organizations across the country realized they needed to change their already stressed patient intake processes in order to lower the more immediate...
Smarter Healthcare IT with AI
In today's healthcare IT world, predictive models—which learn from past data and generate forecasts or suggestions—are typically mentioned when people talk about artificial intelligence (AI). Machine learning (ML) methods, like those used by the Criterions EHR system,...
How Does FHIR Improve Patient Care?
Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources, or FHIR, is an interoperability rule that will enable on-demand information exchange of clinical records among providers and data systems. FHIR was created by the Health Level Seven International healthcare standards...
What You Need to Know About Telemedicine and HIPAA
On March 6, 2020, the CDC released guidance for Healthcare Providers to prepare for the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). One of the steps listed was to leverage telemedicine technologies. In February, the Office of Civil Rights released a reminder about HIPAA...
Electronic Claims for Tricare as of January 1st, 2018
Electronic Claims for Tricare as of January 1st, 2018 Tricare has awarded the new Tricare East region contract to Humana Government Business Inc. to take effect for claims with dates of service 1/1/2018 forward. FAQ: Q: Will Providers be required to Enroll to bill for...