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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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  • How Tech Can Improve Air Quality In Hospitals
    3/24/2020

    Managing air quality in hospitals can be challenging due to the wide range of pollutants — like pathogens, chemical compounds and dust — that HVAC systems need to handle.

  • The ABC Of Physician Engagement And Why Point-Of-Care Support Is Needed For Physicians
    4/23/2018

    In January 2015, the Department of Health and Human Services set a goal to tie 50 percent of the Medicare payments to value or quality by 2018. This transition has put physicians on the frontlines of healthcare, as they play a major role in the value-based roadmap of an organization.

  • Three Reasons To Consider Taking That Health Care IT Job
    5/23/2013

    Current health care industry trends show a movement towards health care IT to provide adequate services to the growing number of patients and to keep costs low. Here are three reasons to make the jump from corporate office to health care IT.

  • Protecting Privacy When Advancing Medical Breakthroughs
    2/9/2017

    Important medical breakthroughs increasingly rely on sophisticated analyses from multiple large databases. By Sam Wehbe, Marketing Director, Privacy Analytics

  • Move Over Functional Obsolescence: Cybersecurity Is Driving Lifecycle Management For Connected Medical Devices
    3/7/2018

    As CIO’s and CISO’s who walk the halls of healthcare institutions know all too well, the number of devices being enabled in the Internet of Things and Internet of Medical Things around us is exploding exponentially. With this explosion, complexities arise in security, data collection, storage, and especially lifecycle management. Devices have varying degrees of security and lifespans that range from two years up to 15 years, adding complications to management strategies.

  • Using CoCM to Close Care Gaps and Enable Better Outcomes
    4/29/2019

    Managing patients who need ongoing behavioral health services to treat anxiety, depression, substance-use disorders or other issues is getting harder. The good news? Tightly integrated care between PCPs and BH providers can help alleviate this problem. What’s even better? CMS now reimburses providers for collaborating.

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