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3 Benefits of Cloud-Based EMR Software

Posted on May 28, 2020April 8, 2021 by ramabaar

Electronic medical record (EMR) software enables physicians to eliminate manual collection of patient data, while centralizing the information in an easily accessible location. Many providers are already using the technology, but cloud-based EMR software has significant benefits over on-premises databases.

Cloud-based EMR software helps sleep providers enhance end-to-end care for patients, minimize IT requirements, and increase operational efficiency. Leveraging this technology improves patient satisfaction and a practice’s bottom line, making cloud-based EMR software a win-win for all.

Enhance End-to-End Care with Collaboration

Cloud-based EMR software is even more important as the country navigates the COVID-19 pandemic. Physicians and patients may be unable to come into the office, and having the records accessible from anywhere makes operating a virtual sleep center through telemedicine a reality.

Patients experiencing sleep issues are more likely to have a positive experience if they are able to connect with their healthcare provider in real time. A practice with true end-to-end care will ensure that a patient’s needs are met from the initial consultation to the resolution.

Minimize IT Requirements

Beyond patient needs, it is important to have a system that is easy for staff to implement. On-premises data management typically requires a server or continuous updates. However, software companies directly manage the cloud-based EMR system’s back end, ensuring the online system is up-to-date.

Creating a seamless process that minimizes the need to be in the office can benefit providers and patients. Physicians can meet with patients remotely without the risk of server outages and data loss. They can simply log into the cloud-based portal and retrieve the data to understand their diagnosis and treatment options.

Increase Sleep Center Operational Efficiency

Given current market forces, a cloud-based EMR system serves a significant purpose. Modern cloud-based software enables managers to oversee multiple sleep labs and meet staffing needs at a significantly lower cost. Now physicians can ensure they are available when needed. Each location would have an appropriate doctor-to-patient ratio to minimize wait times and increase efficiency and reduce business overhead.

EMR systems used to be limited to one location, making it difficult to meet patient needs and limiting telemedicine capabilities. Since legacy systems or licenses would have to be purchased separately, it was not cost-effective for providers. Current solutions allow multiple users in different locations to access a centralized EMR platform that streamlines both telemedicine and in-lab appointments.

Integrate Cloud-Based EMR with REMmanager

REMmanager enables sleep lab owners and physicians to operate at a lower cost, while leveraging telemedicine to provide end-to-end care for patients as issues arise.

To better understand the process of integrating EMR with REMmanager, contact a member of our team today.

The Evolution of Telemedicine: Past, Present, and Future

Posted on May 21, 2020April 8, 2021 by ramabaar

Telemedicine has a unique history and continues to advance significantly over time. While people today think about telemedicine as a virtual means, it may be surprising to learn that it has actually been in practice since ancient times. With the rise of the Internet, it is becoming even more popular today.

Modern-day telemedicine has experienced rapid growth and is continuing to reshape the way providers operate as technology advances. Current options allow for more flexibility and a convenient process that is cost-efficient as well. When preparing for the future, it is important to understand the history of telemedicine and how it is evolving.

Telemedicine in the Past

Although the concept of telemedicine has been further developed in modern times, it was initially used by ancient Greeks and Romans around 500 B.C. Long-distance communication between towns included the use of fires, smoke signals, drums, and horns. While this was primarily used in military endeavors, it was also a method of sharing medical information like births, deaths, and the outbreak of plagues.

The first idea of telemedicine as we know it today appeared in the April 1924 issue of Radio News magazine. The magazine showed patients communicating with doctors via a television and microphone. Most Americans did not own televisions at the time, but it was an idea for the future of telemedicine.

Major breakthroughs came in the late 1950s when medical data was transferred in real-time thanks to video consultations. The following decade, the government supported telemedicine in order to provide medical care in war zones, remote scientific stations, and correctional facilities. Radiology helped prove the efficiency of telemedicine when using teleradiology systems to receive images for consultations in the 1980s.

Modern-Day Telemedicine

While telemedicine was commonly used in the mid-20th century, it was not a particularly efficient method until the Internet’s rise in the 1990s. The growth and development translated into increased communication speed, maximized information storage, and standard formats for data transmission. Today’s cloud-based technology allows information to be held on virtual servers instead of taking up space in labs.

The transition to electronic medical records opened the door to even more expansion in telemedicine. Most physicians now utilize EMR software to access medical information for their patients. Additionally, patient portals are available to review lab results, refill prescriptions, and communicate with physicians.

The Future of Telemedicine

The future is bright for telemedicine as both providers and patients are becoming more proficient in using the technology. The Internet is now permanently established in everyday life, and many patients use search engines to research their symptoms before visiting a physician. Reliability of information will likely be critical in the future, as articles may be misleading or confusing for patients.

Since telemedicine has fully embraced Internet communication, many private practices are becoming hybrid healthcare providers. This gives patients the option to visit a medical provider in person or through telemedicine. The process was rapidly expedited by the coronavirus outbreak, forcing many physicians to go completely digital. In the future, it is expected that physicians will have even more options to treat patients virtually.

Prepare for the Future with REMmanager

While the future is unpredictable, making the best decisions in the present help set providers up for success in the future. With the healthcare industry embracing telemedicine, it is important to have virtual options to continue providing end-to-end care in an efficient manner.

For more information about how REMmanager is reshaping the future of sleep care, schedule a demo with a member of our team today.

How to Improve Operations with Sleep Lab Management Software

Posted on May 8, 2020April 8, 2021 by ramabaar

In the last several months, sleep labs have shifted how they interact with patients and diagnose sleep conditions. Having the right sleep lab management software is essential for quality assurance as telemedicine becomes more prevalent. Migrating to a virtual sleep center model can be a challenge, but there are ways for physicians to improve their practices while adapting to the changing environment.

Sleep lab management software should include telemedicine, a cloud-based EMR system, and integration with existing systems. Additionally, the software closes the gap on staffing issues, allowing practices to downsize to reduce overhead or reassign staff to provide more business value. Finally, sleep management software enables practices to increase operational efficiency, as they are able to serve more patients and reduce costs.

Components of Sleep Lab Management Software

Sleep lab management software enables practices to improve operations, something even more critical as the coronavirus pandemic continues to sweep the world. Sleep lab software providers should consider telemedicine, a cloud-based EMR system, and integration with existing systems to ensure quality of end-to-end care.

Facilitating conversation through a telemedicine platform enables both doctors and patients to interact wherever they are and address issues in real time. The cloud-based EMR system gives doctors the ability to access patient information remotely, eliminating the need for hard copies of the data. Patient records are stored securely ensuring that nothing is lost or compromised. Most importantly, effective sleep lab management products integrate with existing systems. Modern solutions ensure that data is transferred accurately between the systems and decreases the risk of data loss.

Minimize Staffing Issues to Optimize the Practice

Staff are often assigned to manage medical records and other patient data. However, moving to an all-inclusive software solution means that either practices will reduce or reassign staff. While reducing staff can improve a practice’s finances, it puts more pressure on the remaining employees to maintain a high level of patient care. Alternatively, medical practices can reassign affected employees to other areas of the practice to continue providing value.

Practices may need to modify operations to remain afloat in the current climate, but they should also consider how these decisions affect staff members and patients. Reassigning staff instead of downsizing will increase team morale and job security. Patients will also feel valued and be more likely to refer the practice to people suffering from sleep-related issues in the future.

Increase Operational Efficiency with Sleep Lab Management Software

An increase in operational efficiency can help a practice’s bottom line. Sleep lab management software allows practices to serve more people in less time since most appointments can be conducted virtually. This lowers costs by minimizing the amount of time the physical office is open and improves the patient’s overall experience.

Sleep labs that shift to the virtual model can take appointments from anywhere. Patients conduct tests at home and share results with the physician through a smartphone application. Since the majority of sleep-related disorders are categorized as sleep apnea, physicians will have more time to focus on patients with severe conditions that require in-lab studies.

Reduce Costs and Increase Practice Revenue with REMmanager

Sleep lab management software, like REMmanager, enables physicians and patients to have a more positive experience. Leveraging modern technologies, like telemedicine and EMR, improves end-to-end care and can help manage a patient’s sleep condition. Operational efficiency is essential, especially during this time, and investing in technology can decrease expenses while increasing both the number of patients served and revenue generated.

To learn more about the benefits of REMmanager, contact a member of our team today.

What’s the Story Behind REMware?

Posted on April 27, 2020April 8, 2021 by ramabaar

Like all good stories, how REMware developed the best-value sleep center software in the industry has all the essential elements: characters, plot, conflict and resolution.

This story opens with Arun Ramabadran, who at 4 years old immigrated with his parents from India into the heartland of America…first to South Bend, Indiana, then Ames, Iowa, and on to Naperville, Illinois and Tampa, Florida. His father, an electrical engineer, went to work as a professor at Iowa State
University, eventually moving the family near Chicago to work at Motorola.

It was while working as pharmacy technician in high school that Arun became determined to go to medical school like his two uncles, who were physicians in the U.S. He earned admission to top tier colleges but made the decision to stay close to home to attend the University of Wisconsin. It was only after getting into medical schools that his uncles spoke up to offer alternative careers to medicine. They felt changes brought on by insurance payers over the last 25 years had removed control from patients and physicians and gave the power to the insurance companies.

“Doctors have less and less control over patient care these days. This profession is not what it once was,” they counseled.

Conflicted, Arun looked to his first role model…his father. He soon earned a degree in both electrical and biomedical engineering and launched a career that has taken him across the globe. After working at the telecommunications technology company Tellabs in the area of digital cross connects, he moved over to Spraying Systems Co., the world leader in designing and manufacturing spray nozzles and associated control systems. This job provided him with every opportunity he sought—product design, global marketing and sales, leadership and more. His name went on seven patents related to custom applications in the areas of gas conditioning, food microbial protection and coatings, and roofing cooling and nail marking systems.

“I had been there almost a decade when I realized there was limited upward mobility,” he says. “Just ahead of me was my boss as VP Operations, and he was not planning on going anywhere else soon.”

During his employment at Spraying Systems Co., Arun formed a private equity firm that enabled him to do what engineers enjoy doing—find better solutions to problems in industry on a broad scale. He left his job and has spent last decade advising cutting-edge technology companies and developing products and services, primarily in the healthcare and technology space.

He slid into the sleep management industry helping a friend and business partner, whose father had been involved in the IDTF sleep market for a nationwide sleep company since 2004. Arun’s primary role was helping to improve business processes and efficiencies which he implemented when he started his own hybrid sleep/DME business in Tampa, Florida, in addition to owning and operating a primary care physicians office.

When the payers cut reimbursement rates drastically in 2016 for sleep services both in and out of network, he turned his focus to improving efficiency through cloud based sleep operations software. He knew there had to be way to eliminate manual and repetitive tasks so staff could focus on more
profitable tasks such as booking patients.

Like all successful engineers, he measured every key data point and process. He soon formed REMware as a corporate entity, bought the software company in conjunction with several partners, and kept measuring, developing and improving the platform.

Today that platform, REMmanager, is the nation’s most comprehensive platform for sleep center operations and associated durable medical equipment. The company will soon release additional sleep products and software that will further disrupt the sleep test market and continue to offer efficiencies
and additional profitability for operators in this space. This story continues.

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