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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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The Misys Connect Exchange Portal is a core element of a community solution that provides clinicians and other members of the care team with the right information at the right time by making patient information available across organizational boundaries and venues of care.
The Misys Connect Exchange Portal is a core element of a community solution that provides clinicians and other members of the care team with the right information at the right time by making patient information available across organizational boundaries and venues of care.

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Healthcare industry today is focused on improving the quality of care and operational efficiency, while reducing costs and optimizing its backend operations. By Infosys Technologies Limited

Specimens are often the key to accurate diagnosis, so maintaining an accurate specimen-to-patient relationship is essential. Furthermore, eliminating manual entry improves accuracy.

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  • MACRA And MIPS: Preparing For Changes
    8/2/2017

    The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) was passed with bipartisan support in 2015. By Bhupender Singh, CEO, Intelenet Global Services

  • Artificial Doctors In A Human Era
    1/12/2018

    The term Artificial Intelligence (AI) is overused today. Unfortunately, this often leads to a misunderstanding of what AI is. Artificial intelligence is an umbrella term and covers many areas, including robotics, machine learning (ML), natural language processing, knowledge representation and computer vision. For the purposes of this article it will suffice to view AI in a simplified form as a synonym of Machine Learning with one stipulation – AI implies automatic decision making while Machine Learning only provides insights for a human observer to facilitate the decision-making process.

  • AHIMA 2009 Convention & Exhibit Booth Visit: McKesson Booth 603
    10/26/2009
    McKesson’s document imaging solutions allow HIM (health information management) departments to transform the way they handle physical documents and maintain a patient’s legal medical record.
  • White Paper: Taking America's Pulse On Mobile Healthcare
    11/4/2009
    Specifically for the General US Population provided via the use of mobile technology. For example, small, wireless portable devices along with wireless computing, networking, and/or communication services designed to meet the healthcare needs of both healthcare providers and patients/consumers. By Joseph B Porus, VP Harris Interactive and Milt Ellis, VP Harris Interactive
  • 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.

  • Innovations In Radiology: Get The Right *Beeping* Results
    5/28/2015

    There is a culture of certainty in healthcare that is driving unnecessary testing and increasing costs, but some organizations are using the latest technology innovations in radiology to help improve patient care and protect their bottom line. By Karen Holzberger, VP and GM Diagnostics, Nuance

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