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Is Technology To Blame For Physician Burnout?
According to a recent Medscape survey, 46% of physicians say they are burned out. How much is the drive towards health IT adoption contributing to this epidemic?
Will Robots Replace Healthcare Providers?
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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Will Robots Redesign Healthcare Policy?
How robotics has the power to transform healthcare. By Christine Kern, contributing writer
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Cybersecurity Report Shows 320% Increase In Hacking Attacks In 2016
Ransomware is now a prominent threat to hospitals. By Christine Kern, contributing writer
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25% Of Healthcare Organizations Don't Encrypt Patient Data In The Cloud
Cloud encryption alone is not enough; it must be paired with tougher regulation. By Christine Kern, contributing writer
HIMSS14 NEWS
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PulsePoint Secures Exclusive EHR Programmatic Partnership With Flora Health, Enabling Scalable In-Workflow Engagement With HCPs1/22/2026
PulsePoint, the leading technology company transforming healthcare marketing, today announced a strategic partnership with Flora Health, a healthcare technology company that supports coordinated point-of-care engagement by connecting technologies and partner solutions within existing electronic health records (EHRs) and health systems.
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Greenway Health® Launches Agentic AI Factory To Redefine The Future Of Healthcare Technology1/21/2026
Greenway Health, the modern leader in healthcare technology, today announced the launch of its Agentic AI Factory, developed in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS).
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Rapid Care Acquires DeepDoc To Expand AI-Powered Medical Record Intelligence1/21/2026
Rapid Care, an AI-driven healthcare technology company focused on addressing the industry's most complex operational and financial challenges, announces the acquisition of DeepDoc, an advanced artificial intelligence platform for medical record analysis and summarization.
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VectorCare Launches SoFaaS™ (SMART On FHIR As A Service)1/21/2026
Patient logistics and care coordination tech company VectorCare has announced the launch of SoFaaS™ (SMART on FHIR as a Service), a new infrastructure platform designed to dramatically accelerate how healthcare vendors, suppliers, and service providers build and deploy EHR-embedded applications.
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NCPDP Brings Pharmacy And Medication Standards Expertise To CMS Health Technology Ecosystem1/14/2026
NCPDP announced today that it has been selected to become part of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) Aligned Network.
VIDEOS FROM HIMSS14
FEATURED CONTENT
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Ghosting In Healthcare: The Invisible Problem10/30/2019
While being ghosted by someone you’re dating is rude and uncomfortable, being ghosted by a patient is very damaging to the financial security of your healthcare organization. So what can you do to strengthen current patient relationships and reduce the chance of being ghosted?
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Using Your Fingerprint To Protect Against Healthcare Fraud10/10/2017
Our health information is some of the most sensitive and personal data we have, which also makes it a prime target for hackers. By John Callahan, Chief Technology Officer, Veridium
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The Healthcare Information Revolution2/22/2019
Healthcare always has been at the forefront of technology adoption, whether that be biological (e.g., antibiotics) or mechanical (e.g., artificial hearts). But other than tracking patient records and schedules, information technology has not played a significant role in affecting the quality of care. That's all about to change.
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3 Steps To Find Hidden Time For Clinicians5/4/2015
No one in healthcare has a minute to waste. This complexity consumes more “people energy” all the time. Often talking about improving EHR usability feels like discussing philanthropy while sinking into bankruptcy. It doesn’t seem to fit. By Dan Nikkel, ICE Technologies
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Top Payer Priorities For 2020: Optimizing Operating Costs And Boosting Network Efficiency1/13/2020
The health plan market is undergoing a drastic transformation. In the past, the competition had been lean with just a small number of payers. However, the market dynamics are changing. Since 2017, the number of MA plan choices per county has increased by 49 percent. The competition is said to grow even more in the coming years as more health plans are set to enter the market, owing to the fact that nearly 26 million baby boomers will age into Medicare through 2030.
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5 Steps For Healthcare Compliance6/23/2016
Despite the advances in technology, many healthcare firms are still heavily reliant on manual processes. As a result, about 56 percent of all healthcare expenses go to paying healthcare worker wages. However, healthcare firms are beginning to integrate more modern tools like digital records management solutions. To engage with younger customer bases, many firms are also turning to communications channels like social media. These changes to become more digitally oriented are helping healthcare firms remain competitive as the technology landscape evolves.