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Fax Quality: Common Failures, Hidden Costs, and Quick Fixes

When you use faxing to transmit important information, like documents and images, the quality of that fax is of utmost importance. How is fax quality measured? It comes down to fax resolution, which is measured in pixels per inch (ppi). The higher the pixels per inch, the better quality the image or document, and the easier it is to...
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Unstructured No More: How AI-Powered Data Extraction is Transforming Healthcare

Alice arrives at Bonobo Healthcare, where Dr. Carol needs her medical history from a local clinic. They fax it over. Dr. Carol must do what doctors, nurses, and clinicians do every day: read through these notes and manually enter them into the EHR system before beginning treatment.This scenario highlights a critical healthcare problem: clinical staff waste...
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EHR Interoperability in Healthcare: Achieving Seamless Data Exchange

When your healthcare organization can exchange data seamlessly with other providers, quality of care improves, and provider burdens lessen. So, why are just 43% of hospitals routinely engaging in interoperable data exchange right now?Electronic health record (EHR) interoperability has stalled — not due to a lack of standards, but because organizations still rely on fragmented,...
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Insights from athenahealth: Enhancing Healthcare Communication with Integrated Cloud Fax Capabilities

Even as patient records have been digitized and communication systems have evolved, the healthcare industry still depends on fax to send and receive vital information. Recent data suggests 46% of healthcare facilities still rely on paper fax to exchange information with other providers in the absence of an EHR, according to a survey facilitated by...
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What’s the Difference Between an EHR and EMR? A Side-by-Side Comparison for Healthcare Professionals

Managing patient information is more complex than ever. Healthcare practices are dealing with more data, stricter rules and rising security risks tied to outdated software and manual processes. For many providers, moving to digital records isn’t just smart, it’s necessary to stay current and remain compliant in today’s increasingly cyber-connected world. Electronic medical records (EMRs) and electronic...
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What is an Electronic Health Record (EHR), and How Does It Work?

As the healthcare industry undergoes rapid digital transformation, many providers prioritize transitioning to electronic health records (EHRs) to streamline workflows, reduce human errors, improve data security and more. However, implementing EHR systems isn’t without its challenges. You’re not alone if you know you must take the plunge but aren’t sure what features to look for or how...
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Turning Expensive Health Disparities into Economic Opportunities

Achieving health equity is no longer just a moral obligation for healthcare organizations. It’s also a significant step toward improving revenue and reducing healthcare costs. That’s one reason why today’s health systems need a business strategy for addressing health equity effectively.It’s an area where health tech — and specifically, equitable sharing of healthcare data —...
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ViVE and HIMSS 2025: A View from the Front Lines of Healthcare Innovation

After a whirlwind couple of weeks at ViVE and HIMSS 2025, one thing is clear – healthcare’s digital transformation is happening at an accelerated pace – and the impacts are real and measured. These two industry-defining conferences brought together tens of thousands of healthcare leaders, technology innovators, decision-makers, and a record number of exhibitors to discuss...
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