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![Ken Congdon, Editor In Chief of Health IT Outcomes]( "Is Technology To Blame For Physician Burnout?")
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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![Robotic Systems For Food Safety]( "Will Robots Redesign Healthcare Policy?")
Will Robots Redesign Healthcare Policy?How robotics has the power to transform healthcare. By Christine Kern, contributing writer
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![Field Service Report]( "Cybersecurity Report Shows 320% Increase In Hacking Attacks In 2016")
Cybersecurity Report Shows 320% Increase In Hacking Attacks In 2016Ransomware is now a prominent threat to hospitals. By Christine Kern, contributing writer
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![Encryption For Backup]( "25% Of Healthcare Organizations Don't Encrypt Patient Data In The Cloud")
25% Of Healthcare Organizations Don't Encrypt Patient Data In The CloudCloud encryption alone is not enough; it must be paired with tougher regulation. By Christine Kern, contributing writer
HIMSS14 NEWS
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Labcorp And Epic Expand Collaboration To Advance Diagnostic Integration Across Hospitals And Health Systems5/12/2026
Labcorp (NYSE: LH), a global leader of innovative and comprehensive laboratory services, today announced an expanded collaboration with Epic, the nation's leading electronic health record (EHR) supporting hospitals and health systems.
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Bayesian Health Receives First-Ever FDA Clearance For Continuous AI Sepsis Monitoring5/12/2026
Bayesian Health today announced that its sepsis flagging device has received FDA 510(k) clearance—the first continuous AI sepsis monitor ever to do so.
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Infinitus Introduces The First Solution To Evaluate Every Healthcare Interaction Led By AI Or Humans5/7/2026
Today, Infinitus Systems, Inc., healthcare's leading agentic communications partner powering more than 100 million minutes of conversations, announced the launch of Lens, a first-of-its-kind conversation insight engine within the Infinitus platform designed to provide evaluation of and insight into every healthcare interaction across both AI agents and human teams.
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Med Tech Solutions Acquires Avarion, Strengthening Its Role As A Managed Service Provider Across The Full Care Continuum5/6/2026
Med Tech Solutions (MTS), a leading provider of managed healthcare IT services, today announced the acquisition of Avarion, a two-time Best in KLAS HIT Advisory firm serving hospitals, health systems, and care networks.
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Verana Health Transforms Site Selection And Patient Enrollment In Clinical Trials5/5/2026
Verana Health®, a digital health company dedicated to revolutionizing patient care and clinical research through real-world data (RWD), has announced new functionality within its Site Explorer and Verana Trial Connect (VTC) applications providing end-to-end support and transparency for the entire site selection and patient enrollment process.
VIDEOS FROM HIMSS14
FEATURED CONTENT
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3 Game-Changing Shifts For A Future-Ready Healthcare IT Strategy5/12/2016
One thing is clear about the future of IT in healthcare: it’s totally unpredictable. And for that reason, healthcare organizations must ready themselves for anything.
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How To Prevent Small, Simple Mistakes From Turning Into Big Problems6/24/2019
Another day, another healthcare data breach. According to a recent study, more than 11.5 million healthcare records were breached in 2018. While the industry continues to focus on external attackers looking to infiltrate networks and steal information, in reality, one of the biggest threats healthcare organizations face are accidental data breaches. Yet even simple mistakes like misaddressed emails can turn into massive breaches and HIPAA compliance nightmare scenarios.
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A Better Data Governance Model10/26/2016
Three key strategies for advancing analytics and health information exchange By Barbara Antuna, MD, FACEP, ABPM-CI, Medical Informatics Specialist, Wolters Kluwer Health Language Solutions
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The State Of Telehealth In 20195/31/2019
To say that technology has had a strong influence on the healthcare industry in the last two decades is almost an understatement. Telehealth has developed considerably in the last few years, and its capabilities today look far different from they did 20 years ago — when it consisted of more basic communication functionalities, like SMS text or web chat.
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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
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Value-Based Care Done Right Can Move The Needle Towards Better Healthcare7/26/2018
Value-based care (VBC) has become a key component in our efforts to improve healthcare and reduce costs. Yet, various stakeholders regard VBC differently: If I asked 10 people to define VBC for me, I’m sure I’d get 10 different responses. The absence of agreed-upon VBC goals by all contributes to the “what’s in it for me” or “what will it cost my organization” mindset where the focus is on who’s going to pay for care and who’s going to get paid and how much.