We know how critical it is to keep patient charts updated with accurate and timely information, and we also know how tedious it can be to attach files from your phone. That’s why we’re introducing a faster, more intuitive way to add image attachments to patient charts—right from their profile screen in the Atlas.md Mobile app.
Now, you can select and upload 1 to 3 images directly to a patient’s chart in just a few taps. You can also add relevant notes or context to the image(s) before they’re saved.
Whether it’s a photo of a medication label, an X-ray, or any other visual reference, adding attachments is now quicker and simpler than ever.
We’ve also redesigned how you access key patient actions in the app. The new Patient Actions menu (see more about this in our support article) puts essential tools like making calls and adding attachments and tasks all in one location.
Whether you’re attaching a quick image to a chart or creating a task for follow-up care, these updates ensure you spend less time navigating the app and more time focusing on your patients. If you have any questions about these updates, please don’t hesitate to get in touch at support@atlas.md.
Keeping track of patient contact information shouldn’t feel like a scavenger hunt. Your time is better spent focusing on patient care, not wrangling spreadsheets or cross-referencing contact apps.
That’s why we’ve introduced Contact Cards for Patients.
With just a click, you can download a vCard for any patient directly from their profile or export a batch of contact cards for your entire roster. These cards seamlessly sync with all major apps like Google Contacts, Microsoft Outlook, Apple Contacts, and your phone’s native contact manager. So whether you’re managing information from your desktop or your mobile device, you’re covered.
No more manually entering phone numbers, emails, or addresses. By streamlining how you store and access patient information, you’ll spend less time managing details and more time delivering care.
For more information on how Contact Cards work or to see them in action, check out our support article.
And if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch at support@atlas.md.
No one likes to be kept in suspense when shipping something crucial like medications.
But even with the most reliable logistics in the game, there’s always that tiny chance something goes sideways. And when it’s a high-value item like your patient’s insulin, it’s always better to err on the side of caution so you’re not left out of pocket if the USPS driver evaporates.
This is precisely why we cooked up Shipping Insurance. This new feature gives you peace of mind by protecting your shipped medications against potential loss or damage. It’s a game-changer for anyone who’s had that “please, just make it there” moment after clicking “Ship.”
With Shipping Insurance, you’re not just sending out medications or packages—you’re sending them confidently, knowing they’re covered if something goes wrong.
This means you can focus more on patient care, not package tracking drama.
For more information on how Shipping Insurance works, the fee structure, and how to claim, check out our support article.
And if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch at support@atlas.md.
Ever been in a bind because you couldn’t quite explain something to a patient over text? Maybe it was an essential label, an irregularity in an X-ray, or a detailed prescription instruction. Sometimes, words just don’t cut it in the way that images can.
That’s why we’re introducing the ability to send images to patients with Atlas.md Mobile. No more detours through extra apps or email attachments. Now, you can share visual information directly in your patient conversations with a few simple taps.
This feature doesn’t just add convenience—it brings speed and clarity to patient care. By streamlining communication, you can ensure that your patients stay informed and that you spend less time untangling text-based instructions.
This means cutting down on miscommunications, fielding fewer “Can you clarify?” calls, and ultimately allowing you to focus more on what truly matters: providing the best care possible.
For more information on how this feature works, check out our support article. If you have any questions about sending images within Atlas.md Mobile, please don’t hesitate to reach out at support@atlas.md.
You write them a prescription, dispense it, and they head on their way.
An hour (or worse, days) later, you find out the same patient has a pending refill for their blood pressure meds, due tomorrow.
Not only do you have to arrange for shipping when the patient was just in the clinic, but you’re also incurring additional overhead costs. Meanwhile, the patient has to wait for meds that could have been handed to them earlier.
Frustrating, right? That’s why we developed Refill Suggestions.
This new feature helps you group any upcoming refills with new prescriptions you’re writing for your patient.
Now, with one click, you can bundle all the medication your patient needs, both new prescriptions and any outstanding or upcoming refills.
This means no more extra shipping fees and admin for you. No missed refills and waiting for your patient.
Just wins and mountains of time saved for everyone involved.
For more information about how this feature works, check out our support article. And if you have any questions about Refill Suggestions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to support@atlas.md.
Last month we brought to life Atlas.md Mobile for Android, meaning you can now download your Atlas.md companion on any device. Today, we’re supercharging the app with two new features designed to make your mobile practice even more efficient and effective.
Fully Integrated VOIP Calls
Need to call a patient? With the new VOIP call integration, you can make calls directly in the Atlas.md Mobile app without having to jump between platforms.
Since the calls are VOIP-based, their quality is fantastic, meaning it won’t sound like you’re in a tunnel in the middle of a storm every time you ring a patient.
Atlas.md will also automatically log all basic call details into your patient’s profile, helping you effortlessly track your communications.
In-App Image Viewer
We know how important it is to review patient images quickly and efficiently, which is why we’ve improved the ability to view images directly in patient message threads.
Now, when patients send you pictures, you can view them directly within the Atlas.md Mobile app without having to leave the conversation.
We’re really excited about the way the app is developing and how these features will help you provide care to patients while you’re on to go.
If you have any questions about them, please don’t hesitate to reach out at support@atlas.md.
Remember the Patient Hub? It was a pretty big milestone for improving doctor-patient communication.
Well, today we have another one. It’s like the Patient Hub, but for companies. So after scratching our heads and maxing out our R&D budget, we decided to call it the Company Hub.
The Company Hub gives companies a way to quickly and easily create an account designed to interact exclusively with you and your clinic.
Using the Company Hub, companies can contact your clinic, manage their billing, and settle invoices. They also have access to general patient data like utilization reports and current coverage information. And if an employee leaves the company? No problem. Companies can remove employee coverage with a few simple clicks.
To register, companies simply have to create an account using their Atlas.md email address.
It’s no secret that prices for hospital services have been steadily rising, but what might surprise you is how these increases are gutting local economies.
Hospital mergers, touted as a way to improve services, are instead leading to higher prices, layoffs, and financial strain on businesses and communities alike.
But there is a solution. Direct primary care not only improves healthcare for more people but could also help buffer local economies from the damaging effects of skyrocketing hospital costs.
When Hospital Prices Rise, Layoffs Follow
Here’s the harsh reality: When hospitals raise their prices, it’s not just someone’s healthcare bill that gets more expensive—their job could be at risk.
A recent study by the National Bureau of Economic Research shows that companies react to higher healthcare premiums (brought on by increased hospital prices) by cutting jobs. This makes sense since when healthcare insurance premiums skyrocket, businesses can’t just print more money.
They make cuts. And the first thing to go? Payroll.
For every 1% increase in hospital prices, the percentage of people losing their jobs also goes up. That’s not just an inconvenience—it’s a crisis for local economies.
Tax revenues drop, unemployment payouts increase and communities suffer. The most vulnerable economies are those where hospitals have consolidated, merging into ever-larger behemoths with enough market power to jack up prices unchecked.
If that sounds sinister it’s because it is. The study found that these hospital mergers—which were supposed to bring efficiencies and better care—did neither. Instead, they’ve padded the pockets of big healthcare while eroding the job market and driving up healthcare costs for everyone.
This impact hits hardest on workers earning $20,000 to $100,000 a year (the ones struggling to make ends meet) as employers look to shed jobs to make up for the rising premiums.
The False Promise of Hospital Mergers
Let’s talk about hospital mergers for a second. The argument goes that when hospitals merge, they gain efficiencies, share talent, and improve operations. You know, typical corporate jargon.
Between 2010 and 2015, nearly 300 hospital mergers took place, with the same story repeating over and over: higher prices, more layoffs, and no tangible benefits to patients or the community.
DCP Keeps Costs Down and Communities Thriving
Direct Primary Care is a game-changer not just for healthcare but for local economies.
DPC clinics avoid the expensive, bureaucracy-laden systems that dominate big hospital networks. By charging patients a flat monthly fee and eliminating the middleman, they can offer high-quality, transparent care at a fraction of the cost.
For local businesses, this could be a lifeline. Instead of hemorrhaging money on inflated premiums that fund bloated hospital networks, employers can partner with DPC clinics to provide their employees with affordable, effective care.
Fewer businesses would need to cut jobs just to keep up with rising healthcare costs. Employees would have predictable, transparent healthcare costs, and they’d actually be able to use their healthcare without the fear of surprise bills. Imagine.
Not only does DPC deliver better care, but it also creates more resilient local economies. By keeping healthcare affordable and simple, businesses can keep workers employed and communities financially stable. It’s healthcare as it should be: focused on the patient, not the profits.
How DPC Counters Hospital Price Gouging
The beauty of DPC is that it completely sidesteps the price gouging so common in hospital systems. In the traditional model, hospital mergers mean inflated prices for basic care.
But since DPC clinics aren’t tied to these big networks, they offer transparent pricing, often at wholesale rates.
Medications and lab tests? Marked up only minimally, sometimes around 10%, compared to the huge markups at large hospitals. And with no insurance to deal with, patients avoid hidden fees and surprise bills.
By offering a simple monthly membership fee, DPC not only makes healthcare more predictable but also eliminates the administrative costs that make hospital visits so expensive in the first place.
This kind of model could directly help employers who are struggling to keep up with escalating insurance costs, allowing them to offer competitive healthcare without laying off workers.
As hospital systems grow larger, communities face more layoffs, higher taxes, and a crumbling local economy.
But with a model like DPC, where care is patient-focused, affordable, and transparent, the tide can be changed. DPC clinics are nimble, focused on preventing illness rather than treating symptoms, and, critically, they build trust. That’s something big hospitals, with their endless billing cycles and hidden fees, can’t offer.
Let’s Build Healthcare That Supports, Not Destroys, Jobs
In a landscape where hospital price hikes mean fewer jobs and weaker local economies, Direct Primary Care offers a solution.
By keeping costs low, DPC clinics allow businesses to offer great healthcare without cutting into payroll. Workers get the care they need without fear of financial ruin. Local economies remain resilient, and instead of job cuts, maintain stability.
So, while big hospital systems are focused on mergers and profit margins, DPC clinics are doing something radical—putting patients and communities first. And in the end, that’s not just good healthcare; it’s good economics.
As we continue to better understand AI and how it can help you run your practice, we’ve been hard at work pumping up Atlas.md’s capabilities with some new features that will significantly enhance how you interact with patient information.
Check these out:
AI Reading Mode
With the AI Reading Mode, we’ve added formatting to make AI-generated content much easier to read. Whether reviewing a patient chart summary or analyzing a detailed AI-generated report, you can now skim through content and find the important information you’re looking for at a glance.
From here, you can decide your next steps like editing the content, sending a fax for a referral, adding a note to the patient’s chart, or just moving on while the AI does its thing. These actions are context-dependent, so they’ll change depending on what information is being generated.
Expanded Lab Result Summaries
We’ve also made significant improvements to our AI’s ability to summarize lab results. Now, it can summarize lab results in any format, rather than only imported discrete data.
This means whether you’re dealing with structured or unstructured data, Atlas.md can now draft clear, concise summaries that make it easier to communicate important findings to your patients.
PDF-Aware Chart Summaries
Finally, we’ve improved the context of our AI when running chart-wide actions to include PDF attachments. Now, Atlas.md can read and extract important details from PDF attachments and incorporate this information when creating chart summaries and referrals. This provides a much fuller picture of your patient’s history, ensuring that nothing gets overlooked.
If you have any questions about these new features, don’t hesitate to reach out to us at support@atlas.md.
Remember utilization reports for employer groups? We built them to provide detailed data on how companies use your services. Today, we’re bringing this same capability to the individual patient level with Patient Utilization Reports.
Now, you can use these stats to see how your patients are engaging with your clinic, and how their care is coming along. You know, like those little weather stations people use to measure temperature and rainfall – but for patients.
You’ll find a new “Utilization Report” link in each patient’s chart next to their name. This link pulls up a detailed report of your patient’s utilization stats.
This data is great for understanding the scope of services your patients use. Whether you’re reviewing treatment frequency or the types of care your patients receive most often, these reports give you the information you need to track their care journey effectively.
If you have any questions about Patient Utilization Reports, please don’t hesitate to drop us a line at support@atlas.md.
