FEATURED CONTENT

• 5 ICD-10 Challenges Facing Every IT Project Manager

  5/9/2013

  On Jan. 16, 2009, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a Final Rule that mandated adoption of ICD-10 by Oct. 1, 2013. The adoption mandate has since been extended by CMS to Oct. 1, 2014. The shift to ICD-10 is intended to be a significant enhancement in the coding and classification of diagnoses and inpatient hospital procedures. CMS’ recent action will provide healthcare organizations in the United States with the opportunity to adapt the same platform used by many industrialized nations today, including the United Kingdom, France, Australia, Germany, and Canada.

• Mobile Clinical Assistant Reduces Errors 18%

  8/6/2009

  Each year, the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) cares for more than 33,000 in-patients and instructs nearly 3,000 health sciences undergraduate and graduate students. By Integrated Solutions magazine
• Putting Patient Relationship Management First To Help Those With Chronic Care Needs

  4/13/2017

  Why practices don't need additional technology purchases or staff to enhance care with CCM. By Jim Higgins, CEO and founder, Solutionreach

• 6 Steps To A Successful Data Governance Program

  11/4/2016

  Data governance is not exactly the healthcare industry’s most glamorous topic. Yet it’s a necessary evil, one that has several downstream impacts on organizations.

• Infectious Disease Prevention With Continuous Monitoring And Fault Detection Software

  2/28/2019

  Legionella pneumophila is a worldwide, waterborne bacteria that is extremely common and found naturally in the environment; it is also the cause of a severe form of pneumonia called Legionnaires Disease, which can be deadly. The number of people getting sick from Legionella bacteria in healthcare environments has been steadily and substantially increasing in the last decade as these facilities often house those who are most susceptible, such as the elderly and those with weakened immune systems.

• HIMSS 2010 Video Booth Visits

  3/11/2010

  Ken Congdon, chief editor at Health IT Outcomes, shares conversations with vendors while at HIMSS 2010.