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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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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.
The powerful SpeechMike Barcode with integrated Barcode Scanner allows you to attach patient or client information to your dictations and securely allocate the data to the relevant file.
Automatic encryption of laptop and desktop hard drives protects critical information and prevents corporate data breaches. Check Point Full Disk Encryption provides the highest level of data security with multi-factor pre-boot authentication and the strongest encryption algorithms.
PrognoCIS EMR has specialty templates, encounter scripts and key equipment integration points ideal for the Endocrinology practice. Our technology enables plug and play integration with most Endocrinology hardware. The user interface is ideal, tab formatted, user friendly, intuitive and fast. Endocrinologists using PrognoCIS EMR save time with automated SOAP (Progress notes) in addition to elimination of transcription costs, HL7 integration, ePrescriptions and more.
The Ultra Phoenix is an integrated state-of-the-art touch-screen computer-based nurse call system.
New legislation such as Sarbanes-Oxley and the USA PATRIOT Act has significantly changed the regulatory landscape.

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FEATURED CONTENT

  • Dissecting Data Infrastructures That Meet Healthcare's Analytics Needs
    5/31/2016

    Business software systems still largely occupy a world that Oracle built, and those used in the healthcare industry are no different. In this world, there are lots of relational databases that are either transactional or configured as data warehouses. However, the world that artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and cognitive computing occupy looks a lot like the infrastructure of the web. In order to make healthcare data more usable in the AI, machine learning, and cognitive computing world, we need to transition to a different infrastructure.

  • Using Your Fingerprint To Protect Against Healthcare Fraud
    10/10/2017

    Our health information is some of the most sensitive and personal data we have, which also makes it a prime target for hackers. By John Callahan, Chief Technology Officer, Veridium

  • White Paper: Wireless Device Effectiveness In Treating Congestive Heart Failure
    3/25/2010
    There are approximately 5.3 million people suffering from congestive heart failure (CHF) in the United States. The lifetime risk of developing heart failure at the age of 40 is 20%, and approximately 380,000 people above the age of 65 will be diagnosed with CHF annually. By IDEAL LIFE, Inc.
  • Security And Video Quality Essential For Building Trust During Telehealth Encounters
    3/18/2016

    Establishing intimacy and building trust between provider and patient is important for effective healthcare delivery, but it can also be a challenge. Telehealth encounters, due to the physical distance and sensory limitations of electronic communication, can make that connection even more difficult.

  • Improving Revenue Cycle Performance With Comparative Analytics
    6/28/2017

    How can you determine whether your organization’s business performance is clicking on all cylinders? Many organizations have invested in business intelligence tools to help measure their internal performance, evaluate areas in need of improvement, and identify best practices. Yet, what exactly are “best practices” and how can an organization know if their practices truly are best? By Chris Bodam, RemitDATA

  • 4 Ways To Address Socioeconomic Factors In Your Practice
    1/8/2019

    The United States is a hodgepodge of different income levels, backgrounds, cultures, geographical locations (rural vs. urban), and even languages. These differences impact not only your day-to-day interactions with patients, but also the successful implementation of practice policies, such as cancellation and no-show policies. In order to boost the overall success of your practice’s operations and improve the health outcomes of your patient base, it’s important that you understand and take these differences into account.

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