The healthfinch Blog

Charlie, our prescription renewal delegation solution, has been hard at work over the last year. See the impact it had across all our customers in this fun infographic!

A recent Medscape survey asks readers, “Do you always follow clinical guidelines?” The survey stems from a 2017 case where an oncologist treated a patient based on guidelines provided at the time, which were later...

With another year coming to an end, it’s a great time to reflect on all that we’ve accomplished in 2019. This year was filled with many things to celebrate — new partnerships, new team members, and new developments...

At healthfinch, we’ve seen health systems process prescription renewal requests in all kinds of ways. Some have providers reviewing all their patients’ renewals, others have a clinical team that triages them for...

Healthcare organizations have started adopting a team-based approach to patient care, in which two or more healthcare professionals work collaboratively to accomplish shared goals and high-quality care. With this...

1. Charlie’s name was inspired by Charles Darwin

When healthfinch was founded, our co-founders, Jonathan Baran and Lyle Berkowitz, MD, were inspired by Charles Darwin’s work on the evolution of the Galapagos...

Every spring, CMIOs from health systems across the country gather in beautiful Ojai, California for the AMDIS Physician-Computer Connection Symposium. AMDIS, which stands for the Association of Medical Directors of...

Benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) is a very common condition in older men, affecting about 50% of men between the ages of 51 and 60. In men older than age 80, the prevalence may increase to as high as 90 percent....

When a medication becomes FDA approved and is used in a diverse patient population, previously unreported adverse effects often emerge. This is commonly due to the fact that clinical trials are conducted in...

We’ve all seen office cartoons, mugs, memes and desk decorations complaining about long, boring meetings that seem to go nowhere. Everyone dreads unproductive, inefficient and disorganized meetings, but with a little...