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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.
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Patient Experience Or Patient Outcomes? Why Not Both?6/7/2019
Whether healthcare organizations receive payment through the fee-for-service or value-based models, giving patients the best possible outcomes to their medical challenges remains a top priority for every healthcare professional.
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ER Overuse: Leveraging Analytics To Improve Care, Reduce Visits7/7/2016
A mother takes her asthmatic child to the ER for treatment. An elderly man with a stomach ache visits the ER for an assessment. A 30-something gets bitten by a spider and promptly heads to the ER. The common thread among each of these patients was a visit to the ER. Yet each could just have easily visited the pediatrician, primary care provider or an urgent care facility.
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Striking A Balance Between Claim Scrubbing And Customer Service8/25/2011This article outlines the qualities healthcare providers should expect from their insurance billing providers to facilitate error-free claims and positively impact the revenue cycle. BJ Dvorak is President and Founder of eProvider Solutions
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Let's Improve Revenue Cycle Management Through Better Communication12/28/2015
Revenue cycle management is the process of managing claims, payments and revenue generation, and the use of the technology to track the claims process at every point of its life so the physician performing the billing can follow (view) the process from start to finish and address any issues as they arise. A soundly managed RCM process allows for a steady stream of revenue for a healthcare organization. By Lindy Benton, president and CEO, MEA|NEA|TWSG
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The Talking Warehouse: Understanding How Voice Unleashes Higher Performance In Product Distribution5/11/2011
While voice-directed workflow has been a force in distribution operations for nearly two decades, it is still considered a young technology by many supply chain professionals. In a recent independent survey, only one in five supply chain managers claimed an awareness of voice. By Roger Byford and David Maloney, Intermec, Inc.
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The Hospice Of Florida Suncoast Uses Fujitsu LifeBook Tablet PCs To Make Sure Patients Receive The Best Care Possible7/20/2009Equip hospice staff with Fujitsu LifeBook Tablet PCs, which are light, easy to use and less obtrusive than traditional notebooks. By Fujitsu