We gather to celebrate July 4th, and our nation’s 250th anniversary of freedom this weekend. The freedom to choose. The freedom to build a better future. Yet one freedom that most patients assume they already have simply doesn’t exist. The freedom for their medical information to travel with them. Whether you’re spending the holiday across…
Epic portal messages are up 153% since 2020, and in Q1 2025, about 30% of active Epic patients sent a portal or health app message to a clinician. And this isn’t just in Epic systems. Becker’s reported that 29% of U.S. adults now use AI tools for health information monthly, nearly doubling from 17% in…
This is an interesting question, because most patients believe their medical information is available whenever they need it. After all, we live in a digital world. We have patient portals, apps, online test results, electronic health records, and messages from providers. It feels like our health information should be easy to access. The reality is…
Healthcare costs in the United States continues to rise, yet patients, physicians, and health systems struggle to see corresponding improvements in care. Much of the national conversation centers around insurance models, reimbursement reform, staffing shortages, and the growing administrative burden placed on clinicians. Yet beneath many of these challenges lies a fundamental problem that has…
Physicians spend about 16 minutes per patient encounter in the EHR. In fact, it is a primary reason for burnout. A large Annals of Internal Medicine study analyzing about 100 million patient encounters found physicians spent an average of 16+ minutes per encounter using the EHR. The largest category was chart review, accounting for 33%…
Healthcare keeps getting more advanced. More platforms. More portals. More integrations. And yet, the one thing providers still don’t have? A complete patient record at the point of care. Instead, we’re working in fragmented system silos and information gaps. . Records are spread across systems. Phone calls to track down results. Portals that don’t talk…
At MedKaz®, we hear this all the time. “I already have access to my records. They’re in my patient portal.” On the surface, that sounds right. Until you need records from multiple physicians using multiple EHR systems. Because the real question isn’t whether your data exists somewhere in a portal, it’s “is it accessible, shareable,…
Healthcare in 2026 sounds impressive when it’s talked about in CMS panels, keynotes, and conferences. But, the reality is that despite nearly 500 million health records now being exchanged nationwide through TEFCA, and AI being embedded into workflows, interoperability is still a pipedream. While it sounds great in lectures and keynotes, clinicians are still walking…
Patients are under the impression their medical records follow them wherever you go.They don’t. It’s one of the most common, and dangerous assumptions patients make about their healthcare. We live in a digital world. Your banking, travel, shopping, and communication are all seamlessly connected. So it feels logical to believe your health information works the…
Most patients believe that if data is part of your healthcare experience, it’s protected, and you can share it with whomever you want. It’s not that easy. The recent $46 million Kaiser Permanente settlement challenges that assumption — and marks a pivotal moment in the evolving conversation about patient data rights. What Happened? Kaiser Permanente…