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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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Risk Assessment Manager provides everything you need to expose areas of risk within your healthcare organization and respond quickly and appropriately. Integrated, Web-based tools save time and lower the costs of risk management in healthcare.
4medica, the leading independent provider of Web-based connectivity between physicians and clinical laboratories, recently announced the launch of its Integrated Health Record (IHR), which includes modular components designed to enable hospitals and eligible providers to demonstrate "meaningful use" and qualify for federal government incentives in 2011.
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Specimens are often the key to accurate diagnosis, so maintaining an accurate specimen-to-patient relationship is essential. Furthermore, eliminating manual entry improves accuracy.

Delivering high-quality care may be the number one priority for healthcare providers, but reducing costs is always an imperative. The key to this is finding ways to streamline processes, eliminate inefficiency, increase productivity, and improve decision-making, thereby allowing physicians and staff to spend more time on patient-focused activities.

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  • The Role Of Telemedicine In Mental Health
    6/19/2017

    In a given year, one in five American adults is diagnosed with a mental health disorder. And more than half (56 percent) of the U.S. adults with a mental health condition do not receive proper treatment. By Lawrence Gleit, EVP & General Manager, Behavioral Health, MDLIVE

  • Leveraging Technology For Integrated Diagnostic Reporting
    3/9/2017

    There is ongoing effort in healthcare to integrate and expand the use of patient data to improve clinical decision making and support cost-effective, patient-centered care. Much of the needed data resides within the diagnostic specialties of pathology, radiology, laboratory, and molecular diagnostics.

  • Recent Enforcement Shows The Importance Of Encrypting Mobile Devices Containing PHI
    10/29/2015

    With headlines every day announcing another release of Protected Health Information (PHI), providers are asking themselves — is there a way to protect against these breaches? Beyond improving the security of large systems, attention is needed to protect PHI contained in laptops and other mobile devices, which account for a large percentage of PHI breaches. By Jeffrey C. Thrope, partner and health care business lawyer, Foley & Lardner LLP and Elizabeth J. Rosen, associate and health care lawyer, Foley & Lardner LLP

  • Keeping Healthcare From Becoming The Next Political Football
    2/4/2019

    Now that the long nightmare of the government shutdown is finally over, it is likely that politicians will once again turn their attention to the #1 issue among voters in the 2018 midterm elections according to the Kaiser Foundation: healthcare. When they do will it be more of the same – each side settling into their trenches, unwilling to give an inch if it means the other side gets credit for delivering something most Americans say they want? Or will they finally recognize that by working together everyone can win? Especially since both sides have essentially proposed the same fixes when given the opportunity.

  • Health Plans See Opportunity In Outcomes-Based Contracts, Finds New Survey
    10/19/2017

    Escalating drug costs are compelling many states, including New York, to develop and implement policy solutions to stem its rise. In fact, earlier this year, New York became the first state to place a cap on drug spending growth in its Medicaid program. By Caroline Pearson, Senior Vice President of Policy and Strategy, Avalere Health

  • Public Enemy Number 1: Transforming Diabetes Care Through Telemedicine
    9/18/2017

    Diabetes remains one of healthcare's most pressing issues. The World Health Organization places it in the top four noncommunicable diseases requiring priority attention, and current trends and statistics are not encouraging. By Dustyn Williams, MD, co-founder/chief medical officer, DoseDr

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