{"id":12,"date":"2019-09-27T17:37:36","date_gmt":"2019-09-27T17:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medent.com\/news\/2019\/09\/27\/100-kiosks-later\/"},"modified":"2021-07-16T11:02:55","modified_gmt":"2021-07-16T15:02:55","slug":"100-kiosks-later","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medent.com\/connect\/2019\/09\/27\/100-kiosks-later\/","title":{"rendered":"100 kiosks later"},"content":{"rendered":"

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More and more health providers are discovering how MEDENT\u2019s self-check-in kiosks can cut down patient wait times, as the company sold its 100th kiosk in September.<\/p>\n

While complying with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act\u2019s (HIPAA) privacy regulations, a MEDENT kiosk simultaneously serves patients and health practices. A patient \u2014 whether they\u2019re attending a scheduled appointment or looking for walk-in services \u2014 can independently check in by using a driver\u2019s license, a patient portal sign-in or a unique QR code that\u2019s been delivered prior to an appointment. On the office side, as patient wait times are trimmed by kiosk check-ins, paperwork can be easily completed while eliminating the possibility of front desk staff forgetting to give patients their forms.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe give about 6,000 flu shots a year, and before we were using paper forms that we had to print, copy and scan,\u201d said Lynne Thomas, Revenue Cycle Manager for Calvert Internal Medicine Group<\/a>. Calvert first began using MEDENT kiosks in September 2018, and now utilizes nine kiosks at three of its five Maryland locations .<\/p>\n