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Public Enemy Number 1: Transforming Diabetes Care Through Telemedicine
9/18/2017
Diabetes remains one of healthcare's most pressing issues. The World Health Organization places it in the top four noncommunicable diseases requiring priority attention, and current trends and statistics are not encouraging. By Dustyn Williams, MD, co-founder/chief medical officer, DoseDr
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The Road To Mainstream Consumer Adoption Of Telehealth
9/7/2017
Making healthcare more affordable and accessible is an important mission for our nation, and for all of those who are personally invested in helping change lives. To get there, we must help educate others about, and evolve different attitudes toward, healthcare. By Arif Razvi, co-founder and president, Alvin Healthcare
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Building And Energizing Your Cybersecurity Workforce
6/22/2018
It’s becoming more difficult to identify and attract cybersecurity talent in the workplace. The 2017 Global Information Security Workforce Study (GISWS) by Frost & Sullivan suggests that the cybersecurity workforce gap is on pace to hit 1.8 million by 2022, a 20 percent increase from 2015 forecasts. According to the report, 68 percent of survey respondents in North America believe there are too few cybersecurity workers in their department, and a majority believes that it is a result of a lack of qualified personnel. The GISWS study also revealed that nearly 40 percent of healthcare hiring managers are looking to increase their workforces by 15 percent or more this year. In the face of these demands, hospitals and healthcare organizations may want to consider more creative strategies to ensure they have a pipeline of competent talent in the months and years to come. Here are some strategic ways healthcare IT leaders can identify potential internal talent to upskill, recruit quality talent externally and cultivate cybersecurity skills across their workforce.
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White Paper: BlackBerry® And The Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act (HIPAA)
7/22/2010
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 led to promulgation of a broad and comprehensive set of regulations requiring healthcare organizations to address privacy and security concerns related to healthcare data. By Michael A. Eck, Joanne L. Hustead The Segal Company
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Provider Readiness to Support Value-Based Payment Models
9/17/2013
As health care reform gains momentum, the industry shift toward value-based payment models is accelerating. These emerging models compensate physicians based on patient care and outcomes rather than services rendered, putting the focus on quality over volume. As we learned in Availity’s latest research study, Health Plan Readiness to Operationalize Value-Based Payment Models, health plans expect the tipping point for these models will be reached in the next five years—when 50 percent or more of their business has transitioned from traditional fee-for-service arrangements to value-based compensation.
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Digital Transformation In Healthcare: Innovation Versus Regulation
9/14/2017
How do you innovate in an industry where heavy regulation seemingly rears its head at every corner? When you look at healthcare, one thing is clear: innovation refuses to be contained. By Mike Hughes, Principal Platform Evangelist, OutSystems
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Healthcare Breaches: Why Employees Are Your Weakest Link
10/29/2013
The number of people touching data during its lifecycle contributes to breaches, and a good security program needs cover all potential areas of exposure in order to be effective By Deena Coffman Chief Executive Officer, IDT911 Consulting
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Can AI & Machine Learning Make Healthcare Cheaper?
2/15/2018
The average cost of colonoscopy in the U.S. is over $5,500. This is a cost borne either by the consumer or by the insurer depending on their insurance status. Depending on your unique condition, the procedure can cost several times more.
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How EHRs Were Leveraged To Screen For Ebola
1/12/2015
In many ways, the healthcare industry was caught off-guard in the rapid explosion of the latest infectious disease epidemic—in this case, Ebola. However, the industry has responded and is fighting back.
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Saas Vs. Client-Server Software Applications In Healthcare
9/8/2011
This white paper provides a comprehensive review of the total cost of ownership of SaaS (Software as a Service) applications in healthcare settings.