New York, NY—With healthcare making forward progress into the age of digital transformation, data that is complete, reliable and accurate is vital for transparency in this information age. It is undeniable that the evolution in data, mobile and cloud technologies has disrupted the health care industry. This disruption has forced health care providers to shift away from the traditional fee-for-service model to one that’s customer centric, value-based reimbursement.
Digital disruption is at hand, and electronic health records have accelerated healthcare transformation. MDLand International’s co-founder and Sr. Vice President, Mr. James Long, was invited by Program Director, Virginia Lorenzi, on November 9, 2018 to speak on digital health innovation, Value-Based Payment (VBP)/incentive programs and other emerging topics. Students in the Certification of Professional Achievement in Health IT program made up the audience. MDLand is an ONC certified EHR vendor. It shares the ambition to deliver better healthcare via innovation. MDLand plays an active role in healthcare transformation. Ultimately, MDLand creates a positive impact on digital healthcare, while remaining compliant with the ever-changing regulatory environment.
Columbia’s Biomedical Informatics is one of the oldest biomedical informatics departments in the world. It includes a focus on all computational aspects of health care, prevention, and public health and biology and medicine. The students are embedded in some of the most challenging informatics needs of our time. This includes studying patients and populations to improve public health, advancing the deployment of information and computation in the healthcare realm, interpreting critical biological findings, and translating biological discoveries into clinical utility.
Looking to the Future of Digital Health
In addressing the next generation of health data experts, James delved into the outlook and direction that healthcare is headed. He spoke about the opportunities, challenges and barriers of information technology to transform healthcare and improve the quality of patient care. He proceeding to demonstrate how MDLand’s products, iClinic, a physician-friendly EHR and VIPHealth, a mobile app. These solutions have everything a provider and their patients’ needs at their fingertips. This includes everything from electronic billing, payment posting to a set of patient engagement tools. Such tools enable the provider to actively engage with their patient and improve overall patient satisfaction. It simultaneously caters to the needs of the patients, to view doctor’s information, physical locations and book appointments, and view medical history and prescriptions to manage their health wherever they are.
For more information on MDLand’s digital health technology solutions, visit the website or schedule a demo.
