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• Conducting Research, Even When Disasters Strike

  3/20/2017

  Disasters often unfold suddenly and unpredictably (explosions), with a short lead time to prepare (hurricanes) or over extended time periods (droughts). Each disaster event can present its own set of public health threats. By Steve Ramsey, MPH, Project Manager and Senior Advisor for Epidemiological Field Studies, Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.

• 6 Business Drivers Changing Claims Processing

  12/4/2015

  The healthcare industry continually faces new mandates and requirements that dramatically affect business processes and the bottom line. The Affordable Care Act (ACA), HITECH, Meaningful Use, HIPAA, ICD-10, HIT, as well as other mandates challenge both health and property and casualty (P&C) insurers to improve operational performance. They are, however, not the only drivers. Following are six additional drivers that are increasing the costs of claims processing. By Jeff Meyers, Product Marketing Director, Kofax from Lexmark

• Terra Nova: Entering The Era Of Patient-Centric Healthcare IT

  7/29/2016

  One way or another, healthcare IT will shift from the service-centric approach to the patient-centric one, most likely with CRM as its tech core. By Natallia Babrovich, Business Analyst at ScienceSoft

• Patient Relationship Management: Taking Care To The Next Level

  11/28/2016

  When patients quit coming back to a practice, it is often for different reasons than providers assume. By Josh Weiner, Chief Operating Officer, Solutionreach

• Archiving Vs. Backup — The Great Debate

  6/1/2017

  The confusion — perhaps better described as the debate — over backup versus archiving continues to rage on. As healthcare organizations are trying to do more with flat or falling budgets — while at the same time facing competitive, government, and/or legal pressures to store more data for longer — the healthy choice is to understand the difference.

• Medical Devices And IoT: The Essentials For Patient Security

  6/15/2020

  IoT technology is having a profound impact on the healthcare industry, bringing the potential to deliver better patient care, improve operational efficiency, and drive down costs for healthcare organizations. Healthcare organizations are adopting IoT devices at increasing rates to improve the quality of life for patients – and potentially save lives. In fact, Gartner research predicts IoT in healthcare will grow by 29 percent by the end of 2020. This includes all the IoT medical devices, like connected infusion pumps, skin patches, mobile X-ray machines, and patient telemetry monitors, that hospitals utilize to help advance healthcare delivery.