The Skyscape Blog
Donato Tramuto Interview
We are fortunate to have Mr. Donato Tramuto on our Board; he’s a successful leader in the healthcare and business sector and a well-recognized philanthropist. Mr. Tramuto has chronicled his perspectives in his latest book, The Double Bottom Line: How Compassionate...
A New Dawn: Addressing the End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency and the Implications for Home Health Agencies
If you’re like me, during the pandemic, every phone notification alert was jolting - inducing the feeling of flashing blue lights appearing in the rearview. I dreaded each ping because it was a stark reminder of the uneasiness the invisible virus created or worse, it...
Skyscape® Launches AI Capabilities for its Care Provider Collaboration and Patient Communication Digital Platform
Buzz® Lightning Plus Makes its Debut with ChatGPT Integration MARLBOROUGH, MA (April 13, 2023) – Skyscape®, the leader in trusted medical information and collaboration software, announces the debut of Lightning™ Plus. Lightning Plus delivers the vision of...
Higher Standards Home Health Improve Outcomes & Referral Volume
Home health care providers are increasingly turning to technology solutions to solve a variety of challenges. Higher Standards Home Health, a Dallas-based home health agency, is one such provider. They offer nursing care, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and...
Can Information Technology reform the CDC?
Health IT can be a powerful tool in reforming the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). By leveraging technology, the CDC can improve its ability to track and respond to public health threats. This could include using data to better understand the spread...
Improving Healthcare Outcomes Through Collective & Collaborative Care Coordination
Imagine the difficulty of facing the following scenario: you have a beloved family member suffering from Alzheimer’s disease who needs skilled home health services after a total hip replacement... This is exactly what happened to Christina (Tina) Wise-Orlowski and...
Collective Care Coordination
With HIPAA complaints rising - up 25% according to a recent census - the government is under pressure to step up protections and enforcement. Additionally, in light of increasing cybersecurity threats and reproductive health information concerns within the Biden...
Vendors Help Create a Future
Technology has the potential to improve both the patient experience, and the interdependence of the staff simoultaniously. The litany of technologies cited in this article confirm what healthcare reformers have long insisted: Currently available technology can...
Skyscape® Launches BUZZ® For Seamless Healthcare Collaboration
HIPAA-Secure Care Provider Collaboration and Patient Communication Digital Platform Simplifies Care Coordination, Improves Workflows, Reduces Administrative Burden and Improves Business Outcomes for Value-Based Care Providers MARLBOROUGH, MA (February 15, 2023) –...
2023 Predictions and Challenges in the Healthcare Business
With a new year comes an opportunity for professionals in the healthcare industry to evaluate goals and initiatives for 2023. In business, we’re constantly reminded that with even the best-laid plans come unforeseen obstacles. In this article - originally published...
NFL & HIPAA Compliance?
Since Monday night’s Bills-Bengals game, the nation has anxiously watched Damar Hamlin's medical condition with bated breath, hoping for good news that has subsequently come about with his improving condition. The medical response in Cincinnati was remarkable and due...
21st Century Cures Act
As part of the 21st Century Cures Act, healthcare organizations must now provide patients access to their health records in an electronic format. What does this mean for patients and providers? At Skyscape, we are solving some of the challenges of how to effectively...
Hybrid Care Models for Home Healthcare using Technology to Improve Patient Outcomes
As they say, there are two sides to a coin and COVID surely taught us to reinvent and be innovative. Just as remote work is now ingrained into society, so is remote healthcare. With the increasing healthcare costs, insurance companies, payors and other stakeholders...
Buzz Integrates with PointClickCare
Skyscape Announces Partnership with PointClickCare to Deliver Fully Integrated Clinical Communication and Collaboration PlatformMarlborough, MA (November 3, 2022) -- Skyscape®, the leader in trusted medical information and collaboration software, announced the...
Today’s Challenges for Home Health Organizations
Today’s home health healthcare workers must be totally mobile and need an easy, secure way to share documents, release forms, images and updates with colleagues, other providers and sometime with patients and patients’ family members.
Gmail’s Confidential Mode – Nothing to Write Home About
TL:DR Email is still a universal medium, and everyone uses it. While emails are easy to use but secure, they are NOT. You have to choose between security or ease, but not both! Enter Google with its Gmail. People got excited about this so-called Confidential Mode, and...
A Serendipitous Blast from the Past
Earlier today, a colleague informed me that one of our Skyscape team members (who is now happily retired) was celebrating his 70th birthday! I suddenly remembered that he had his 50th birthday in one of our older offices in Hudson! I also had an epiphany that many...
A Case of Nurse’s breach of Patient Confidentiality
Most of the healthcare professionals are conscious about HIPAA, and of course conscientious about patients’ rights to complete confidentiality. And the healthcare industry has adopted the best practice of annual HIPAA training...
BuzzVideo: Your go-to Telehealth app for clinicians to connect with their patients
Social distancing as a result of COVID-19 has led to a tremendous need for telehealth solutions. BuzzVideo gives practitioners telemedicine access directly from their mobile device or from any web browser, allowing providers across the care team to continue to treat...
What to Expect from the Healthcare Industry in 2022
The Underrated Staffing Crisis of Healthcare To prevent burnout among healthcare professionals, healthcare facilities must partner with technology vendors and consultants to ensure a smooth digital transformation. Healthcare workers, especially doctors and nurses, are...
