31 Backline by DrFirst Testimonials

“Being able to get instant access to patients’ medication history when we need it and then being able to share this and other information with our pharmacist and care team for telehealth and collaboration has been a game-changer for our MICH program. Often, patients can’t communicate the full information about their medications, which is vital information during health visits. We are very proud to offer these services through Backline by DrFirst, which are available at no cost to the county for two years, thanks to a grant by the State of Maryland.”

"Coordination of care with Backline is excellent. The whole team is kept informed and up to date on anything happening with patients."

“It has been nice to connect with a therapist inside of the hospital instead of spending 30 minutes tracking them down. I have confirmation that someone has seen my message about the patient.”

“The Diagnotes platform will allow us to communicate as other 21st century businesses do in a compliant and trackable manner.”

"Clinical communication is improving in several critical areas as use of [Backline by DrFirst] expands. It’s an intuitive platform – we’ve got things on auto-pilot now.”

"I can train anyone to use Diagnotes in six minutes.”

"Before [Backline by DrFirst], I could only communicate with one field provider at a time and it usually took multiple calls to resolve an issue. Today I send one message to everyone involved with a patient’s care and it’s done. I save a good hour a day not playing phone tag, and at the end of my shift, I copy my replacement on any ongoing communications so she is automatically aware of the situation.”

"Secure texting is just the tip of the iceberg with Diagnotes. Additional components such as EMR integration and clinical documentation will enhance our operations and patient care even further. We couldn’t be more pleased that we chose to partner with Diagnotes in this endeavor.”

"Backline has improved the nature of our care visits and increased our efficiency exponentially. Before Backline, our nurses could feasibly see 10 patients in a day. Now, we see 20 patients a day. That’s incredible. In terms of crisis intervention and medication turnaround, we’ve cut days out of the process of getting a child seen by a specialist or changing a medication order. Some conversations come up suddenly and need to happen quickly to put the care plan to work for the best possible outcome for that child. Backline enables better communication in every way that communication happens, from quick conversations to in-depth care team planning sessions to electronic document sharing and signing. We never have to worry about safety or HIPAA compliance, which is great. Backline makes that mountain before us so much easier to climb."

"We integrated our nurse call system with Backline for seamless staff assignments and caregiver notifications."

"Backline facilitated swifter responses and enhanced provider-to-nurse communication."

"Not only does Diagnotes expedite communication, but it does so securely. This allows us to focus on our patients and not waste valuable patient-care time tracking down our colleagues for information and consults.”

"The [Backline by DrFirst] mobile communication system identifies important transitions of care—including admission, discharge and transfer events—for all Eskenazi Health Center Healthy Aging Brain Center patients and goes into action to immediately alert the assigned care coordinator.”

“Using Diagnotes in the ED for handling hospitalist consult requests was an instant hit. Anyone who wasn't using it was asking when they could start. We love how much easier it is to connect with each other, especially when we're treating a patient with a critically urgent issue.”

"According to the Commonwealth Fund, hospital programs that enable patients to receive acute care at home have proven effective in reducing complications while cutting the cost of care by 30 percent or more."