Effective nursing documentation is essential for ensuring high-quality patient care, clear communication, and legal protection. Nurses rely on documentation to track patient progress and share vital information with the broader healthcare team. Accurate documentation captures the entire patient experience, forming a crucial part of the medical record and supporting safe, coordinated care. However, nurses often…
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How to Improve Medical Coding Accuracy
Accuracy in medical coding is essential for healthcare organizations, as it directly influences: And ultimately, patient care. When medical coding is precise, it enables smoother billing processes, reduces the likelihood of claim rejections, and ensures healthcare providers are reimbursed accurately for their services. Accurate coding also plays a crucial role in compliance, helping healthcare organizations…
Does the Pomodoro Technique Work for ADHD?
If you suffer from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), staying on track with daily tasks can be a daunting challenge. Can a popular productivity hack help? The Pomodoro Technique staggers periods of intense focus with brief periods of rest, and many mental health experts say it could be a potent workaround for ADHD. ADHD creates…
Scale Without Compromise: How 13 Medical Leaders are Growing Their Practices (Part 1 of 5)
Uncertainty is the word that comes to mind for many healthcare providers, patients, and practices on the state of the industry since COVID-19 began. Some impacts of the global pandemic are positive, like the increased availability of more inclusive forms of telehealth and innovations in technology to improve patient care. Others, like hospital systems’ reimbursement…
The 10 Best Nursing Conferences in 2025
Nursing conferences offer learning, networking, and professional development opportunities, making them invaluable across all specializations. In nursing, staying informed and connected is essential for professional growth and effective patient care. The 2025 lineup of nursing conferences is particularly impressive, featuring events catering to various interests and specialties within the nursing field. From critical care to…
How to Improve Patient Experience with Digital Tools
Patient experience is more important than ever. As the healthcare landscape shifts toward consumer-directed healthcare, where patients are taking charge of their care. It was a central theme of TextExpander’s Telehealth Summit. We’re in an age of consumer-directed health care…It’s not us focusing on the consumer; it’s realizing the consumer is now in charge,” says…
6 medical professionals answer top questions on the future of healthcare
We welcomed six healthcare professionals in June to the TextExpander Telehealth Summit: Optimizing VirtualCare in 2024. Throughout the summit, our keynote speakers and panelists answered questions from healthcare professionals about how they manage their workloads, the future of telehealth, and how to offer equitable and efficient care. Wondering what’s next for the industry? We’ve compiled…
Glen Tullman: The State of Healthcare and Telehealth Trends
Glen Tullman has emerged as one of the foremost experts on telehealth. He is the CEO of Transcarent, the first comprehensive, consumer-directed health and care platform. Before that, he founded and ran Livongo Health, the first at-scale consumer digital health company for people with chronic conditions. At our telehealth summit, Optimizing Virtual Care in 2024,…
19 Cerner Keyboard Shortcuts
Cerner is a renowned EHR system known for its comprehensive features and ability to optimize patient care workflows. The platform helps healthcare providers with patient management by streamlining clinical documentation, order entry, scheduling, and billing. While many users are familiar with Cerner’s key capabilities, numerous lesser-known options make workflows more efficient. These lesser-known capabilities are…
Continuity of Care Document: What You Need to Know
Effective communication and comprehensive documentation are crucial in healthcare. Smooth continuity of care is essential as patients move through different healthcare settings. The Continuity of Care Document (CCD) addresses this need by providing a standardized patient health information summary. A CCD ensures that healthcare providers can access up-to-date and accurate patient data, improving care quality…