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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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  • 5 Ways Autonomous Vehicles Are Disrupting Healthcare
    11/8/2016

    With Uber rolling out its self-driving cars on the streets in Pittsburgh, PA; Tesla drivers logging more than a million miles a day of autonomous driving; and Ford sharing plans to manufacture autonomous ride sharing vehicles by 2021, the driverless car is becoming a reality. By Jim Walker, Director of Marketing Strategy, Cadient

  • Behind The Scenes Of A Data Breach
    11/29/2017

    In today’s security landscape, it’s not a matter of if a company will be attacked, rather the question is when. Forrester Research reports that 49 percent of global network security decision-makers have experienced at least one breach during the past 12 months. Research shows the average company loses $141 per compromised record, with the greatest loss in the healthcare industry as $380 is lost per each compromised record – not to mention the legal implications when patient data becomes at risk.

  • How AI Will Affect Your Patient's Experience
    6/18/2018

    Artificial intelligence is one of the most disruptive and potentially impactful technologies in healthcare, as is the case in seemingly every industry. It has brought significant improvements to the lives of those who work in the healthcare industry, from providers and their staff to administrators and executives at every level.

  • Mobile Devices And e-PHI: A Dangerous Combination?
    12/20/2017

    Increasing numbers of healthcare professionals are using cellphones at work, as the benefits of being able to communicate with colleagues, gain access to information, and share data more freely become more widely recognized throughout the industry. One report suggests as many of 90 percent of clinicians, and around half of nurses and other staff members now use a smartphone at work, which isn't hugely surprising given 95 percent of Americans now own a cellphone of some kind.

  • Providers Must Engage Themselves, If They Want To Engage Patients
    8/31/2016

    There is a lot of talk these days about patient engagement, but what does that mean when it comes to value-based purchasing? According to the National Business Coalition on Health, value-based purchasing is “a demand side strategy to measure, report, and reward excellence in healthcare delivery.” By Scott Logan, Vice President of Marketing, Enghouse Interactive

  • For Hospitals, Predictive Analytics Is A Necessity, Not A Luxury
    11/10/2017

    When thinking about the business value of predictive analytics, hospitals often view it as an evolutionary technology and look for things like use cases, accuracy, cost, and return on investment. While those are all valid points to consider, a better way to look at it is to focus on what truly matters for patients and caregivers, work backwards, and explore how predictive analytics can make them better. Having worked with dozens of hospitals, I can tell you that — when viewed from this perspective — the answer is predictive analytics is a necessity, not a luxury.

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