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Automation has been making human workers superfluous for centuries, but until recently, workers whose jobs required high-level cognitive skills have been able to rest easy, confident no machine could possibly replace them when it came to making nuanced decisions based on the evaluation of complicated, sometimes contradictory data. By Khal Rai, Senior Vice President, Product Development & Operations, SRS Health

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BariAnalytics EMR is specially constructed for bariatrics providers and dietitians with extreme analytical capabilities for predictive analysis. BariAnalytics EMR is a SaaS-based solution, providing access anywhere, at any time. It not only stores patient data electronically but also facilitates improving the provider/patient relationship.
Web 2.0 is profoundly changing the way we work and interact. More than 90 of the top 100 Web sites are categorized as social networking or search sites, supporting dynamic or user-generated content. Many organizations are embracing the Web as a business platform, but Web 2.0 technologies, such as blogs, wikis, social networking sites, and RSS feeds, render traditional security technologies such as antivirus, Web reputation, and basic URL filtering ineffective.
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Healthcare organizations worldwide trust IBM Cognos software to help them drive operational efficiencies and reduce costs, improve the quality of care they deliver, and support innovative clinical research.

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FEATURED CONTENT

  • Chronic Care Management 101: How Providers Can Make A Remarkable Difference
    11/11/2019

    The provider community strives day and night to improve patient outcomes and contribute to the dream of value-based healthcare. However, the complexity of chronic diseases renders strategies ineffective and prevents them from reducing available utilization. In the US, chronic diseases account for 75 percent of all healthcare spending, to the tune of $3.5 trillion. In fact, every 6 out of 10 U.S. adults is living with a chronic condition.

  • How Telehealth Is Driving Engagement And Shaping The ACO Model Of The Future
    10/23/2015

    The U.S. healthcare industry is rapidly transitioning beyond the traditional focus of treating individual patients’ physical conditions. Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) and similar arrangements are leading the way, structured specifically to reward progress toward achieving the Triple Aim of improving the patient experience, improving the health of populations and reducing the cost of care. Fully addressing these dynamics By Derek Richards, PhD, director of clinical research and innovation, SilverCloud Health

  • Clinique Esquirol Saint Hilaire Streamlines Its Clinician And Patient Care Processes
    5/11/2011
    In France, the contrat de bon usage du médicament (CBUM) promotes the computerization of medical practices. By Motion Computing, Inc.
  • Managing Complexity In Clinical Quality Measurement
    2/20/2013

    Healthcare industry dynamics are quickly changing due to greater focus on population health management and accountability of care through federal/commercial incentive programs (MU, PQRS, IQR, P4P) and payment reforms (shared savings, value-based purchasing).

  • Improving The Dissemination Of Healthcare Updates To Doctors
    6/7/2018

    Billions of dollars are invested each year in healthcare research. The American National Institutes of Health (NIH) alone invests over $37 billion dollars each year in funding various programs to improve healthcare in the country.

  • Factors To Consider When Switching EHRs
    3/28/2014

    David Gibbons, executive VP & COO at UPMC Hamot explains why the “Big Bang” approach was chosen over an evolutionary or staged approach, mentioning the distance from the core as UPMC as one reason.

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