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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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The Misys Connect Exchange Portal is a core element of a community solution that provides clinicians and other members of the care team with the right information at the right time by making patient information available across organizational boundaries and venues of care.
The BioWedge™ Finger Scanner is simply the world's best identification system. Easy-to-use & integrate...the applications are limitless!

The Intermec IF2 is a compact, cost-effective network reader designed to support diverse RFID applications in both enterprise and industrial environments that require a scalable RFID system with a low cost per read point.

The Accounts Receivable module efficiently tracks customers, manages invoices, processes receipts and prints statements.
The fundamental objective of MOSS (Misys Open Source Solutions) Health Information Exchange is the secure exchange of patient clinical data with authorized users to advance the quality, safety, and efficiency of healthcare delivery. Misys Connect™ Exchange leverages IHE technical profiles to exchange medical summary documents across various source systems. For provider organizations, communities, and state-level Health Information Exchanges (HIEs) or Regional Health Information Organizations (RHIOs), these HIE Services enable an XDS.b (CCD, HITSP C32/C48 specifications) document (containing patient health information) to be shared regardless of the source system.
Basware Invoice Processing is a cutting-edge electronic invoice processing solution that eliminates the need to manually process purchase invoices. This solution supports electronic workflow, revision, cost allocation and approval of invoices as well as transfer to an organization’s ERP or financial system.

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FEATURED CONTENT

  • It's Time For Healthcare Organizations To Stop Doubting The Cloud
    7/10/2019

    The American healthcare sector has changed dramatically within the past decade, thanks to wave after wave of technological innovation. Cloud technology, in particular, has transformed healthcare in much the same way it has transformed other industries, allowing organizations of all types and sizes to optimize their IT resources. But healthcare is different from most other industries — even other regulated ones — because healthcare information contains highly sensitive personal data that is some of the most sought-after information by hackers. For this reason, some healthcare organizations have been reluctant to embrace the cloud.

  • 10 Steps To Incorporating A PHM Strategy For Wearables Technology
    8/8/2016

    As technology continues to play a greater role in U.S. healthcare policy and programs, there’s a central question vexing health plan leaders, employers, and payers who seek to maximize its value: How?

  • Case Study: The University Hospital Of Ulm Deploys The Mobile Electronic Patient File To Optimize Patient Care And Documentation
    8/12/2009
    Providing the best possible treatment and care of patients is the highest priority for hospitals. At the same time, they have to meet healthcare documentation requirements and ensure that the organizational aspect of the “hospital business enterprise” runs smoothly. By Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc.
  • Wireless Enables Real-Time Clinical Communication
    12/9/2010

    This case study highlights how healthcare IT consultant Daou Systems and wireless vendor Intermec work together to perform site surveys and deliver effective wireless communication infrastructures to healthcare facilities such as Adventist Health System. By Intermec, Inc.

  • Pre-Pay, Post-Pay, And Blended Payment Integrity: Prevention Worth The Cure
    9/25/2019

    Today’s payers are increasingly focusing on optimizing claims management as part of a continuous effort to maximize operational cost savings. In fact, according to Black Book research, fraud management is projected to be one of fastest-growing payer services in the global healthcare BPO services market, with 92 percent of users citing it as a source of BPO value. Diligent attention to prevalent payment integrity issues is the fundamental requirement to combat the massive cost of recouping the overpaid amount. As a practice, payers deploy post-pay, pre-pay, or an amalgamated audit approach to detect, investigate, and recover overpaid claims or prevent overpayment.

  • The Growing Role Of Rapid Diagnostics And Digital Health In Long-Term Care
    7/11/2019

    Today the healthcare industry is facing numerous instances of drug-resistant, infectious disease outbreaks, many of which have been exacerbated by misdiagnosis and mistreatment with frontline antibiotics. Elderly individuals, particularly those living in long-term care facilities, are especially vulnerable to infections. In these settings, a delayed diagnosis or mistreatment gives drug-resistant pathogens an opportunity to spread rapidly, leading to an outbreak event that might otherwise have been avoided.

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