As we celebrate July 4th and honor the brave men and women who served our country, we must also confront an uncomfortable truth: Our veterans are still fighting for their healthcare freedom. Specifically, access to their medical records and an ability to coordinate their healthcare. Despite the billions already spent on electronic health records (EHRs),…
In a healthcare system overflowing with complexity, there’s one simple truth: When patients don’t have access to one, complete, lifetime health record, the entire healthcare system suffers. Patients fall through the cracks Providers work with blind spots Employers bear the cost of inefficiency Government agencies struggle to improve outcomes and reduce spending MedKaz is the…
Did you know, that every day, across the U.S. healthcare system, valuable hours are lost to a silent but costly problem: incomplete or missing patient records. MedKaz is the Answer! Physicians are constantly digging through fragmented EHR systems to find the information they need. Nurses spend hours tracking down outside lab reports or images. Administrators…
As we age, managing our health becomes more complex. Multiple doctors. Medications. Specialists. Lab results. It’s a lot to keep track of — not just for seniors, but for their caregivers, too. Many times seniors are given the wrong medications, or asked to repeat tests simply because there is no record of the information in…
Physicians enter medicine to care for people—not to scroll through disjointed records, battle with fragmented systems, or spend hours documenting care they barely had time to deliver. But that’s become the daily reality for too many clinicians.EHR overload, administrative burdens, and lack of access to complete patient information have fueled record-breaking burnout—and ultimately compromise patient…
TEFCA, short for the “Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement,” was established by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) under the 21st Century Cures Act of 2016. Initial drafts for the access and exchange of health information, were released in 2018 and 2019. TEFCA’s goal is to reduce the barriers for sharing…
Managing healthcare can feel overwhelming, especially when multiple doctors, specialists, and hospitals are involved. For Elaine, a 62-year-old patient with a complex medical history, keeping track of past diagnoses, medications, and test results was a constant struggle. After struggling with paper, notes on her phone and disjointed records from providers, Elaine discovered that MedKaz was…
MedKaz Reimagines How Providers Can Share Their Patient Records, Opening the Way to Unimagined Healthcare Improvements, Savings, and Provider Profits. The traditional method of patient record sharing, called “interoperability,” aims to connect individual provider EHR systems “on the fly,” via networks, enabling seamless record exchange. The issue is the extensive, costly infrastructures needed, including patient…
Medical records serve different purposes – as diverse as doctors treating patients, billing, and medical research. While these uses share the basic principle of data collection and storage, each use is different and requires different content and formatting. Doctors treating patients need “interoperability,” instant access to their patient’s complete medical record from all their providers,…
Why Are My Medical Records Important? Your medical history is a personal library of very important information that both you and your doctors need, particularly if you have multiple, chronic, or other complex illnesses. It is the blueprint of your health, encompassing diagnoses, treatments, lab results, and more. Understanding how to access your healthcare information…