Health Information Technology

Nuclear verdicts (defined as a verdict of $10 million or more) are a growing concern in both the legal and insurance industries, and for good reason. Recent reports found that the average nuclear verdict has risen to $44 million and that the overall number of nuclear verdict cases rose to a 15-year high in 2023 with 89 lawsuits resulting in a nuclear verdict. While some states are taking legislative action to limit these types of verdicts, the trend of increasing nuclear verdict cases is still expected to continue for the foreseeable future. This is due in part to increasing social…

Our goal has always been to provide our clients with a fast, simple, and secure solution for streamlining their record requests. As part of that mission, we pride ourselves on listening to customer feedback and suggestions to improve the ChartSwap experience whenever possible. So, when our clients began asking for a way to find additional records, we set to work on developing our new Record Finder capability.   On average, there are 1 billion physician office visits and over 139 million emergency department visits in the U.S. each year. Our own data suggests that the average patient has records in seven…

MACHESNEY PARK, Ill. - Business Wire - Tuesday, February 25 – Experity, the national leader in on-demand healthcare solutions, today announced its partnership with ChartSwap, a secure business-to-business (B2B) health information exchange platform. Through this collaboration, Experity’s Record Retrieval service, powered by ChartSwap, will provide seamless medical and billing record retrieval for authorized third-party requestors using ChartSwap’s digital medical and billing record exchange. The partnership is designed to reduce administrative burdens and enhance operational efficiency for urgent care clinics across the U.S. By integrating Experity’s Record Retrieval with ChartSwap, clinics that already use Experity’s electronic medical record (EMR), practice management…

Fulfilling third-party requests for records can often be a time-consuming and cumbersome process. Without a trusted records exchange partner, front office staff and revenue cycle managers must commit their limited resources to a litany of tasks associated with each request, including:  Organizing requests as they are received from a variety of sources such as email, phone calls, fax, etc.  Determining if there is sufficient information to fulfill the request.  Fielding multiple follow up emails and phone calls from the requestors.  Calculating custodian fees based on locations, statutes, and other factors.  With hundreds of millions of third-party record requests directed to…

In the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare, the security and simplicity of medical records exchange are non-negotiable factors for ensuring the highest standard of patient care. ChartSwap streamlines the records exchange process, benefiting healthcare providers dealing with high volumes of requests and requestors seeking specific medical records by simplifying the secure sharing of sensitive patient information. In this blog, we'll explore the fundamentals of ChartSwap, emphasizing its crucial role in safeguarding patient information and streamlining processes for both providers and requestors. Why Use ChartSwap? Before delving into how ChartSwap works, it's important to understand why this solution is essential for the…

Health Information Technology is simply a logical extension on what you already understand as Information Technology services, but the "health" aspect does have a way of spinning up the whole discussion into something that becomes much more convoluted.