Save time and resources with cloud-based EHR solutions

Amid ongoing staffing challenges for home health and hospice organizations, technology efficiencies are critical to recruiting and retaining clinicians — as well as operational success and growth. And it all leads to better patient outcomes.

This need for more efficient solutions makes it no surprise that the preference for cloud-based technology is on the rise. In fact, according to Forbes, “the adoption rate of the SaaS model in the healthcare industry is growing at a rate of 20% per year, with the cloud computing market in healthcare predicted to reach $51.9 billion by 2024.”

In this blog, we explore how cloud-based EHR solutions can help save time and resources.

Before cloud-based EHR solutions

Before cloud-based EHR technology, organizations likely used a client server, server room and all the hardware needed for it to function. They also staffed personnel to maintain the hardware and software, as well as maintain backups, security compliance, and application version and installation upgrades.

The hardware and applications were costly to purchase and to maintain, servers had to be kept secure, and workforces could not be mobile.

In the end, home health and hospice organizations are in the business of serving their patients. They are not in the business of maintaining hardware and applications. Cloud-based solutions have allowed them to focus on what matters most.

Current cloud-based EHR solutions

Software as a Service (SaaS) is a turnkey solution where you login to a website and have direct access to an application. Data and sensitive information are secure, staff can work remotely, and software is maintained — all without the need for specialized personnel, server rooms, or costly operations (with SaaS, licensing is based off usage).

After implementation, cloud-based SaaS solutions take on the stress of managing technology including keeping hardware secure and up to date. SaaS providers are also responsible for:

• Secure data and encryption
• Functionality of the software
• UI/UX
• Compliance and regulatory maintenance
• Disaster recovery

No more installation. No more version control issues. Just cost savings and better staff performance with an application that can grow with your organization.

The MatrixCare difference

The MatrixCare EHR offers all the benefits of SaaS and so much more, including:

• Offline capability that syncs to the cloud once connection is established
• Quicker, more accurate documentation
• Electronic signatures and education
• Security and compliance
• Turnkey integration
• Sustainable growth

MatrixCare is no stranger to discovering innovative ways to improve patient care and clinician satisfaction in home health and hospice. Secure, real-time messaging and video chat between care teams and those they serve, ready access to nationwide networks, speech-enabled documentation at the point of care, medication import and reconciliation — these are just some of the reasons our EHR is an industry-leading EHR solution.