“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.”
“Fewer than one in five senior healthcare managers thought that pagers were time-saving devices – most acknowledging that the time wasted playing phone tag was a compromise for the reliability and access supplied by pagers.”
"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.”
“If a doctor needs to be notified, pharmacists use Backline, which results in having the right antibiotic administered to the patient sooner.”
“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.”
"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."
"I love the fact that you can do a 1-on-1 chat with either a patient or a provider."
"Backline facilitated swifter responses and enhanced provider-to-nurse communication."
"We initially looked at [Backline by DrFirst] for its secure texting capabilities, but what we discovered was a mobile communication system that was infinitely customizable and could solve one of our biggest challenges: remote documentation and charge capture.”
"[Our prior process] was inconvenient, time-consuming and costly. The Diagnotes solution was simple, intuitive and, best of all, HIPAA-compliant.”
"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.”
“Backline improves care coordination between providers and care managers who provide care to the same patient.”
"We spend a lot of money on cancer and heart disease, but we have not even recognized that medical error is the third leading cause of death in the United States."
"A large portion of our outpatient population is indigent. Backline has been paramount in helping patients stay on a treatment plan and maintain visits with their providers using Telehealth. Without the use of Backline, many patients wouldn’t be able to attend appointments due to not having transportation."