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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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To maximize asset utilization from IV pumps to portable emergency equipment, hospitals and clinics need to be able to find and rapidly deploy these assets to maintain top quality care.

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  • 3 Digital Marketing Hacks To Drive More Leads
    8/15/2018

    Technology is taking the healthcare industry by storm. New advancements in the way providers reach patients, the widespread adoption of wearable technology, and the increase in mobile apps have all caused a dramatic shift in how healthcare providers interact with consumers. As such, it is even more pertinent that providers adopt a more digital approach when it comes to reaching users. Today’s consumer lives online, making it critical to engage consumers at multiple digital touchpoints – websites, blogs, mobile, email, etc. – to capture their attention and generate quality leads that will ultimately end in a sale.

  • 6 Questions To Ask Yourself Before Saying “I Do” To A Patient Portal
    9/14/2015

    So your organization is ready to take patient engagement to the next level and invest in a patient portal? Or maybe you already have a portal and are looking to upgrade to meet current and future Meaningful Use requirements. It’s a good idea.

  • What To Know Before Deploying Mobile Devices For Virtual Care And Remote Visitation
    5/22/2020

    Many healthcare organizations use mobile devices in both inpatient and outpatient settings to improve care quality, maximize the effectiveness of provider workforces, and enhance the patient experience. However, deploying devices during the COVID-19 pandemic presents a unique set of security and device management challenges.

  • Consumers Must Be The Focus Of Providers' Value-Based Technology For Managing Risk
    1/16/2020

    Providers negotiating risk-based health plan contracts or considering Medicare Value-Based payment options have to decide how they are going to avoid devastating financial losses. As capitation re-emerges as a dominant payment type, providers are using various technologies to supplement their current EHRs and financial systems. Their priorities are on spotting patients and providers who may generate "excessive" costs compared to targets and improve performance.

  • Addressing Healthcare's Growing Data Management Problem: 6 Key Considerations In Choosing A Next-Generation Storage Solution
    3/18/2019

    Virtually every industry is seeing a massive increase in data today – and the healthcare sector is facing a major spike. One contributing factor is an aging population that is driving more usage of healthcare systems in North America and Europe. And at the technical level, advances in medical imaging and genomic research are introducing new types of file types that are larger in size. Industry research firm IDC projects that new data generated by healthcare information and imaging systems will grow from 153 exabytes in 2013 to more than 2,314 exabytes by 2020.

  • Control Costs Of Cart Maintenance, Improve Clinical Effectiveness
    12/1/2010

    By effectively utilizing mobility devices and clinical workstations, clinicians can provide a higher level of patient care that best suits the way they want to work. By Motion Computing, Inc.

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