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• It's Time For Healthcare Organizations To Stop Doubting The Cloud

  7/10/2019

  The American healthcare sector has changed dramatically within the past decade, thanks to wave after wave of technological innovation. Cloud technology, in particular, has transformed healthcare in much the same way it has transformed other industries, allowing organizations of all types and sizes to optimize their IT resources. But healthcare is different from most other industries — even other regulated ones — because healthcare information contains highly sensitive personal data that is some of the most sought-after information by hackers. For this reason, some healthcare organizations have been reluctant to embrace the cloud.

• 10 Steps To Incorporating A PHM Strategy For Wearables Technology

  8/8/2016

  As technology continues to play a greater role in U.S. healthcare policy and programs, there’s a central question vexing health plan leaders, employers, and payers who seek to maximize its value: How?

• Case Study: The University Hospital Of Ulm Deploys The Mobile Electronic Patient File To Optimize Patient Care And Documentation

  8/12/2009

  Providing the best possible treatment and care of patients is the highest priority for hospitals. At the same time, they have to meet healthcare documentation requirements and ensure that the organizational aspect of the “hospital business enterprise” runs smoothly. By Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc.
• Wireless Enables Real-Time Clinical Communication

  12/9/2010

  This case study highlights how healthcare IT consultant Daou Systems and wireless vendor Intermec work together to perform site surveys and deliver effective wireless communication infrastructures to healthcare facilities such as Adventist Health System. By Intermec, Inc.

• Pre-Pay, Post-Pay, And Blended Payment Integrity: Prevention Worth The Cure

  9/25/2019

  Today’s payers are increasingly focusing on optimizing claims management as part of a continuous effort to maximize operational cost savings. In fact, according to Black Book research, fraud management is projected to be one of fastest-growing payer services in the global healthcare BPO services market, with 92 percent of users citing it as a source of BPO value. Diligent attention to prevalent payment integrity issues is the fundamental requirement to combat the massive cost of recouping the overpaid amount. As a practice, payers deploy post-pay, pre-pay, or an amalgamated audit approach to detect, investigate, and recover overpaid claims or prevent overpayment.

• The Growing Role Of Rapid Diagnostics And Digital Health In Long-Term Care

  7/11/2019

  Today the healthcare industry is facing numerous instances of drug-resistant, infectious disease outbreaks, many of which have been exacerbated by misdiagnosis and mistreatment with frontline antibiotics. Elderly individuals, particularly those living in long-term care facilities, are especially vulnerable to infections. In these settings, a delayed diagnosis or mistreatment gives drug-resistant pathogens an opportunity to spread rapidly, leading to an outbreak event that might otherwise have been avoided.