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• Hospital CEOs Play Key Role In Reducing Preventable Harm

  1/8/2016

  Our system of healthcare is inherently unsafe, with an estimated 400,000 people dying in American acute care hospitals each year because of medical errors. When considered in real terms, this figure is truly staggering. By sheer numbers alone, this means that medical errors represent the third largest cause of death, after heart disease and cancer. As a comparative, it is the equivalent of seven to eight fully loaded Boeing 737 jets crashing every day with loss of all life on board. If this statistic was true of airline safety, few people would elect to travel by air. Nevertheless, every year, millions of Americans entrust their lives and personal safety to hospital personnel. By Frank Mazza, Chief Medical Officer, Quantros

• HITRUST Certification — A Rigorous Process Well Worth The Effort

  6/27/2018

  Data breaches and security continue to be a top issue in the healthcare industry. A recent RSA Data Privacy Report reported that 59 percent of the 7500 respondents were concerned about their medical data being compromised and for good reason: the healthcare industry continues to be a prime target for hackers.

• Get It Right The First Time: Cleaning Up Claims Improves Profit And Service

  11/5/2015

  As we enter the third enrollment period for ACA, patients and providers are finding some of the kinks getting worked out — but many issues still need attention. For medical practices and insurance providers, one of the main challenges is, quite simply, staying profitable. By Yossi Zekri, president and CEO, Acuant

• Case Study: Children's Hospital Of Philadelphia

  9/23/2009

  Doctors are getting lab tests back faster, and that means they’re more efficient. They can ... accept more patients as a result. By Microsoft
• Transformation In 2015: Focusing Technology On The Patient

  1/12/2015

  We are currently experiencing the biggest transformation in healthcare ever. Technology plays a significant role as an enabler of this transformation, but will not drive it alone. Improving patient care and driving toward patient engagement are crucial goals in this next phase of the healthcare industry. To make adoption ubiquitous and implementation effective, there are several things we should focus on as we dive into 2015. By Alan Portela, CEO, AirStrip

• 4 Things Providers Should Look For In EHR-Integrated Patient Engagement Software

  12/17/2019

  Today’s new healthcare technologies are purposely built to integrate with EHR systems to unlock the treasure trove of data and patient insight that sits within them to make healthcare faster, smarter and more effective. The goal of EHR-integrated solutions is to improve patient care and to help ease the burden of physicians, who already feel like they spend way too much time in front of a computer screen. As it stands, seven out of 10 primary care doctors believe EHRs contribute to physician burnout and cut into valuable time they can spend with patients.