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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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FEATURED CONTENT

  • Healthcare Outcomes Measurement For Continuous Improvement
    7/27/2018

    Measurement is an increasing priority in order to quantify every aspect of the business and demonstrate tangible value for health plans -- particularly in this digital age. This is especially true for health management programs, where evaluation practices have traditionally been unable to quantify impact.

  • The Role Of Care Coordination Technology In Achieving ED Optimization
    6/8/2020

    Hospital emergency department overutilization is costly for providers and patients. More than one-third of all ED visits are avoidable, and if patients were instead diverted to a lower level of care the U.S. healthcare system could save more than $18 billion per year. Despite the many drivers for unnecessary ED use, there is a tremendous opportunity for providers to improve care coordination and achieve ED optimization.

  • FutureCare For The Information Generation With Predictive Analytics
    4/12/2016

    Our technology-driven world is dramatically changing how we consume information as part of the Information Generation. We are always connected, on more devices, and can quickly access data from across the world. When it comes to our own healthcare, we act as both patients and consumers of healthcare information.

  • The Solution Of Healthcare's Cost Crisis Begins With Pediatric Care
    5/1/2019

    The transformation to value-based care has mostly been led by Medicare, with 34 percent of traditional Medicare reimbursements already paid under an alternative payment model. And the transition has only just begun. However, this emphasis has left pediatric organizations struggling to apply value-based care to a very different population set.

  • Is Your EHR System At Risk?
    5/18/2017

    With an adoption rate approaching 100 percent, EHR systems have gained high traction among healthcare service providers mainly due to their operational efficiencies and the rising need for integrated healthcare facilities worldwide. By Kathy Trahan, market strategist responsible for vertical markets, Tripwire

  • Veterans' Healthcare Is Mission Critical; Health Technology Can Help
    11/11/2019

    Every year United States celebrates Veterans Day, an opportunity for all Americans to consider the sacrifices that veterans of the U.S. Armed Services have made and remember to thank and honor those that served, both in war and in peacetime. Many veterans also face a secondary sacrifice: unique healthcare challenges in the long- and short-term occurring upon their return to the civilian population.

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