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• 5 Steps For Healthcare Compliance

  6/23/2016

  Despite the advances in technology, many healthcare firms are still heavily reliant on manual processes. As a result, about 56 percent of all healthcare expenses go to paying healthcare worker wages. However, healthcare firms are beginning to integrate more modern tools like digital records management solutions. To engage with younger customer bases, many firms are also turning to communications channels like social media. These changes to become more digitally oriented are helping healthcare firms remain competitive as the technology landscape evolves.

• Making The Invisible Visible

  6/18/2020

  Now, more than ever, optimizing expensive and complex hospital resources like operating rooms (ORs) is a necessity for hospitals and health systems. Maximizing use of open and block time, implementing more cases during prime/staffed hours, and creating more predictable schedules translate into increased OR profitability and more predictable use of “out of OR” resources. All of this directly impacts a hospital’s bottom line.

• Takeaways From An EHR Switch

  3/28/2014

  David Gibbons, executive VP & COO at UPMC Hamot shares what lessons were learned during and after the UPMC Hamot transition – UPMC’s largest implementation to date. One of the biggest takeaways was to devote time and attention to building templates to keep the medical staff calm and the transition smooth.

• Don't Undervalue Your Services: Why Billing For Assessment And Management Time Matters

  10/9/2019

  When it comes to securing proper payment for medical services, most providers do all they can to increase their effectiveness. Double-checking insurance eligibility, using quality billing software and documentation technology, and coding claims with precision can help practices get the highest reimbursement for their services. However, some providers are still leaving money on the table.

• Terra Nova: Entering The Era Of Patient-Centric Healthcare IT

  7/29/2016

  One way or another, healthcare IT will shift from the service-centric approach to the patient-centric one, most likely with CRM as its tech core. By Natallia Babrovich, Business Analyst at ScienceSoft

• Ransomware: Another Sign Of Security Challenges

  4/19/2016

  A new security trend has emerged in the healthcare sector: ransomware attacks. In recent weeks, three large hospitals have been infected with malware that demands money in order to decrypt sensitive data. Most recently, Kentucky-based Methodist Hospital had malware spread across their entire internal networks. The company resorted to shutting down all of its machines in order to scan each one for infections. As of this writing, they had not paid any ransom.