Clinical Workflow Improvement, FHIR & EHR Interoperability

We help health systems deliver up-to-date patient education at the point of care and beyond, with our flexible application that integrates seamlessly with your EHR system and directly into your workflow. Using SMART on FHIR^® technologies, Krames On FHIR^® allows you to more efficiently recommend content based on the patient's profile, visit history, and current clinical encounter. Share engaging digital and video content directly through your patient portal during a telehealth visit or in print formats during an office visit to help your patients understand the action they need to take to improve their health or manage their conditions.

Bring the FHIR

Technology solutions, wherever you are

Whether you're managing an EHR system migration or finding Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) further along on your roadmap, you can easily engage patients with access to high-quality patient education at the point of care. Our flexible web-based solution Krames On-Demand^® and Infobutton enable you to quickly search for the education based on the patient's record from within the existing workflow.

EHR partnerships

Easily scale a high-quality, cohesive engagement program across your organization to every patient touch point, through our partnership with Epic. With Cerner, we've integrated patient education into EHRs. And our other partnerships—with MEDITECH, Allscripts, and eClinicalWorks—have enabled us to improve the care you deliver right from within your clinical workflow.

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3 ways digitizing health care enhances the clinician experience

On July 12, 2021

Whether it’s in our personal or professional lives, digital technologies are boosting productivity, efficiency, and convenience. It’s especially true in health care where digitization—accelerated by the COVID-19 outbreak—is no longer a differentiator for health care organizations. Patients expect clinicians to adopt and embrace digital capabilities to deliver high-quality, connected, patient-centric care.

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Every successful journey—and health care technology implementation—starts with a good plan

On January 27, 2021

Picture yourself racing to reach an important external meeting in an unfamiliar location. You enter the address into your navigation app, counting on it to lead the way, only to hear it respond: “I’m not actually sure how to get there. Let me talk to my colleagues and get back to you soon.”

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2 must-ask questions before implementing FHIR resources to assure physician engagement

On January 7, 2021

From the onset of the coronavirus pandemic to the aftermath of the presidential election, 2020 delivered several unprecedented events that underscored the importance of timely access to accurate, verifiable information.

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FHIR Power: Picture-Perfect for Patient Engagement

On January 7, 2021

I recently had to replace my smartphone. At the store, I spoke to the salesperson who told me about all of the new camera features—lens, pixels, etc. Externally, I was nodding and smiling. Internally, I kept thinking, “I just want to take pictures of my kids and dog.”

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3 practices to perfect the patient experience

On September 24, 2020

Each five-point increase in hospital rating scores is associated with a 1% increase in net profit margin.1 Better patient experiences often mean better health outcomes. And it’s as good for business as it is for patients, resulting in improved safety, technical quality, length of stay, readmission rates, and scores. And yet another benefit? You’ll likely see improved employee engagement and satisfaction, resulting in reduced turnover.

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North Mississippi Health Services’ enhanced telehealth experience for both patients and physicians

On July 22, 2020

Health care providers are looking to telehealth platforms to see patients and deliver care now much more than ever. In fact, only 25% of patients had used telehealth services prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, but 59% say they’re more likely to use telemedicine than they were previously and 33% would even leave their current physician for a provider who offers it.1 What’s more, the technology could help practices avoid closure as business slows.2

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3 tips to combat the continuing COVID crisis

On July 20, 2020

America’s hospitals and health systems have incurred average losses of $50.7 billion per month due to the COVID-19 pandemic.1

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5 strategies to destressing IT teams in stressful times

On June 1, 2020

During the COVID-19 pandemic, your IT teams are standing stoically behind the front lines, maintaining the systems and technologies that keep your operations strong. But they’ve been stretched thin. How—especially with the ongoing overload of new COVID content—can they find the time and resources to manage the patient education content updates too?

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Addressing coronavirus and emerging health concerns with engaging content

On February 5, 2020

By Dr. David Gregg, chief medical officer at StayWell We continue to receive new information and updates on 2019-nCoV—commonly known as Coronavirus—as public health officials work to determine the exact source of the virus and how it is spreading.

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Those who use patient portals may avoid illness and disease

On January 21, 2020

By Dr. David Gregg, chief medical officer at StayWell Preventable illnesses like flu and pneumonia are very costly—causing unneeded health care expenses, lost work and school days, and poor productivity. Chronic conditions like heart disease, high blood pressure, and diabetes are even more costly, with more than half of American adults experiencing at least one chronic condition.

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Managing diabetes: High-touch, high-tech collaboration between patient and care team

On December 10, 2019

More than 100 million U.S. adults have diabetes or prediabetes, a condition that often leads to type 2 diabetes within five years if left untreated.

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Ignite your clinical workflow

On July 18, 2019

Our Krames On FHIR® application, fueled by SMART on FHIR® technologies, is catching. That’s because it integrates directly into EHR systems and seamlessly into clinical workflows, so staff can access multiple applications through one source.

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Create a clinical workflow that reaches its full potential

On June 27, 2019

Your organization has invested significant time and money into purchasing, implementing, and updating health care IT solutions to improve patient care. But you might still be seeing a gap in patient engagement—which can impact your HCAHPS scores.

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Fueling the FHIR: Insights from a system-wide implementation

On June 18, 2019

At last year’s HL7® FHIR® DevDays conference, I saw firsthand how SMART on FHIR® technologies were catching on. Now, just a year later, they’re spreading like wildfire.

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Ignite data interoperability with SMART on FHIR

On November 27, 2018

Are you a health care provider looking to improve patient engagement and clinical workflow to drive better health outcomes? Is data interoperability holding you back from fully adopting a value-based care model? If so, you’re not alone. More than 70 percent of health care financial executives say that data interoperability must improve within the next three years to ensure the success of value-based care.

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Heat wave: FHIR is catching on

On November 6, 2018

Krames is a health empowerment company that enables populations to improve health outcomes—whether they’re patients, employees, or simply people who want to live healthier, happier lives. FHIR is spreading.

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