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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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digiChart NetPractice integrates our Internet-based electronic medical record (EMR) and practice management system (PMS) solutions. Designed specifically for the workflow of OB-GYN practices, digiChart NetPractice allows you to manage all of your clinical, financial and administrative functions.
The Accounts Receivable module efficiently tracks customers, manages invoices, processes receipts and prints statements.
Vexira Antivirus Central Management Solution (CMS) is an easy to use, powerful and comprehensive central management application for Windows networks.

The Intermec SG20 is an affordable, high performance family of handheld scanners available in tethered or cordless models. Designed to the needs of healthcare, the SG20 helps to ensure that patient safety standards are consistently met.

In the midst of the Information Age we face the reality that ever more digital content is being created, stored and distributed, and there’s no end in sight. With as much as 90% of that data being unstructured, such as documents, spreadsheets, images and the like, storage as usual will not suffice in this new reality as organizations demand simpler, more affordable, scalable and reliable storage for digital content. The increasing demand requires a scale-out architecture that delivers infrastructure that supports private and public storage clouds and can seamlessly scale to meet evolving business needs.
Perhaps more than in any other industry, healthcare organizations are being forced to re-examine their business processes. Rising costs, ongoing provider consolidation, and the need for HIPAA compliance solutions are all driving healthcare organizations to find new ways to improve operational efficiencies, increase productivity, and reduce expenses.

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    The proliferation of technology has injected a much-needed fresh perspective into the healthcare industry. By Blake Marggraff, CEO, Epharmix

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    3/2/2017

    Hospital and health system purchased services professionals have hundreds of vendors to manage, a process accounting for up to 45 percent of their non-labor budget. Despite the financial magnitude, this staff has little time to analyze their financial data. Even fewer resources are available to research spending benchmarks or evaluate contract terms.

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    1/6/2017

    Population health isn’t a new concept, but it’s one that has taken on greater prominence as a result of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and as accountable care organizations (ACOs) have gained traction. ACOs demand quality and outcomes measures from population health. By Susan Kanvik and Karen Curtis, Point B Management Consultants

  • Patient Engagement Brings Promising Business Venture For Service Providers
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    The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released proposed rules last year for the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA).

  • Why Email Encryption Is Crucial In The EHR Age
    8/25/2011
    This article uncovers the vulnerabilities inherent in email communication and why email encryption is crucial to protecting PHI in this era of EHR ubiquity. By Daniel Stevens, Chief Executive Officer, Send Technology Inc.
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    In his recent column, Telehealth Is Here To Stay, Dan Trott lists a number of happenings that herald a tipping point in telehealth adoption: improved access, reduced costs, improved quality of care. He mentions telestroke apps as being popular in the telehealth world because it reduces the critical time-to-treatment.

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