The Ins and Outs of Interface Exchanges
Some of our customers have asked about the value of a dedicated interface exchange and how it differs from the interface connectivity services that C4 and other LIS service providers [...]
Things to Remember about Portra
Porta, C4’s comprehensive system for requesting, managing and distributing lab reports, is a living thing. As a software-as-service offering, it can continually grow and improve, and you, the customer, [...]
Labs are Challenged, but They Don’t Have to Be the Weak Link in the Healthcare Value Chain – January 2019
Physician’s offices are so reliant on electronic health record (EHR) systems that sub-par performance is rarely tolerated. While laboratories are equally dependent on quality tools, too often they continue [...]
C4 Holiday Greeting and Update – December 2018
Sharing our holiday spirit, C4 staff is once again happily contributing volunteer time this year to the Christmas for the Children organization (http://www.christmasforthechildren.com/). It’s a wonderful community effort with [...]
Orchard Newsletter – November 2018
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New Features in Patient Integrity Services – November 2018
C4’s Patient Integrity Services platform is critical to meeting fast data retrieval and preservation, best practices, system security, and data requirements. We are pleased to announce our newest version, [...]
Afraid to Upgrade Your LIS? – October 2018
We’ve had many customers express their desire to upgrade or change their current LIS. Ultimately, most delay doing so, despite the fact that long-term gains from such an upgrade could [...]
I can Get Fined for Not Knowing? – September 2018
It shocks many in the healthcare industry to learn that they can get fined for “not knowing” they are out of compliance. According to HIPAA fine ranges, this named violation [...]
Are You Ready to Be ‘Sunsetted’? – August 2018
In the language of LIS systems, “sunsetting” is when a software product is no longer supported. Naturally, this makes adding capacity via that software extremely challenging. Whenever growth is desired, [...]