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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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  • 3 Types Of Data-Driven Healthcare Campaigns To Drive New Patient Volumes
    11/15/2019

    Simply put, meeting aggressive service line goals, such as increasing market share, requires a strong data foundation and a precision marketing strategy. Accountability to such goals showcases the marketing team as a revenue-generating growth machine.

  • The State Of Value-Based Care: Improving Care Quality While Reducing Medical Costs
    8/14/2018

    Results from the third biennial study “Finding the Value: The State of Value-Based Care in 2018” conducted by ORC International show value-based care models are doing what they were designed to do: improve care quality while reducing medical costs. Yet, these results also show payers and providers still have work to do in order to optimize these programs. Included below are the study’s top 10 findings along with related insights on how to push the industry forward.

  • White Paper: HIPAA Compliance And Mobile Devices: Securing And Protecting ePHI
    7/20/2011
    This white paper explores two areas of concern that HHS (Health and Human Services) will review during a compliance audit: remote access of ePHI and remote storage of ePHI (electroinic protected health information). By BoxTone
  • What Is A Vendor Neutral Archive, Anyway?
    9/2/2010
    The term Vendor Neutral Archive (VNA) is used by many vendors of PACS software to identify the core of their product--the component that is used to reliably manage, store, retrieve, and query medical images and related information. By OTech, Inc.
  • The Perils Of Storing Key Content On-Site
    3/31/2016

    “Electronic medical records led to quite the unique hostage situation in Los Angeles [recently].” That’s what The Washington Post wrote about a computer hack at an L.A. hospital, prompting the hospital to pay $17,000 in ransom to the hackers.

  • Using Data To Drive Process Improvement And Enhance The Patient Experience
    6/20/2017

    One year ago, Jackson Health System in Miami realized a cultural shift was necessary in order to move forward. By Bill Griffith, Vice President of Business Process/Operational Improvement for Jackson Health System, Miami

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