Imagine this: You go in for a check-up, and behind the scenes, your medical records are quietly syncing with your employment history, tax returns, and government benefit files—all without your knowledge or consent. Sound dystopian? It’s closer than you think. Last week, the White House announced a sweeping new initiative designed to connect health data across…
It’s a chilling question — but for millions of Americans, it’s not hypothetical. It’s a stark reality, and many don’t even realize it until it’s too late. Imagine you’re on vacation and show up in an ER. You’re scared, in pain, and unable to speak clearly. The staff asks: “What medications are you on? Any…
On July 14, Becker’s reported that dozens of Cleveland-area patients discovered inaccurate diagnoses and treatments in their Epic MyChart accounts, according to News 5 Cleveland. Patients at University Hospitals and Cleveland Clinic posted on social media about receiving records in their patient portal that did not belong to them. Inaccurate diagnoses and treatments they never…
Interoperability is a word we’ve heard in countless keynotes, seen in policy memos, funded through billions of taxpayer dollars, and promised by every vendor pitch deck. And yet, here we are — decades later — still asking: Why is this so hard? Let’s take a step back and unpack what we really mean when we…
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…
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…
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…