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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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Today’s enterprise is at the center of a number of conflicting trends related to changes in the network. Data centers are consolidating as enterprises are scaling beyond headquarters to regional, branch, and remote locations, and often the network functions as the primary connection between these locations. In order to be competitive, today’s enterprise network must be open for business wherever, whenever, and however business is done.

PR2/PR3 durable mobile receipt printers are ideal for invoice printing and secure payment capture capabilities within the direct store delivery, field service, mobile point of sale and electronic citation markets.

Web 2.0 is profoundly changing the way we work and interact. More than 90 of the top 100 Web sites are categorized as social networking or search sites, supporting dynamic or user-generated content. Many organizations are embracing the Web as a business platform, but Web 2.0 technologies, such as blogs, wikis, social networking sites, and RSS feeds, render traditional security technologies such as antivirus, Web reputation, and basic URL filtering ineffective.
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.
Enterprise Resource Planning has been the ultimate solution to many sectors and healthcare is no exception. Hospitals require more connectivity because the information to be passed is vital and will not serve the purpose if it does not reach in time.
New legislation such as Sarbanes-Oxley and the USA PATRIOT Act has significantly changed the regulatory landscape.

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FEATURED CONTENT

  • More Patient Information Can Lead To Better Care. Here's How To Get It Without Paying Too Much.
    11/1/2018

    Healthcare providers have historically gathered only clinical data, collecting information when patients needed health services. But collecting information across a broader spectrum provides a more holistic view of a patient and can improve strategies for providing care. Moreover, it can be an incredibly useful indicator of a patient’s long-term health.

  • Harnessing The Power Of The Browser To Improve Care
    7/18/2016

    As mobile technology becomes engrained into almost all facets of life and business, the rise of mobile healthcare, or mHealth, is not surprising. By Ilan Paretsky, Vice President of Marketing, Ericom Software

  • Safeguard Against Medication Errors With Automated Dispensing Cabinets
    6/18/2010
    While monitoring the proper use of all medications is important, monitoring controlled substances is one of the highest priorities. Statistics have shown an increased awareness and prevalence of controlled substance diversion. By CareFusion
  • Addressing Misinformation In Healthcare Through COVID-19 And Beyond
    11/23/2020

    If there is one thing we’ve learned during the COVID-19 pandemic it’s that patients probably can’t get enough reliable communication from their trusted healthcare providers. There is so much misinformation out there, and providers are uniquely positioned to reach out to patients with accurate education about both the disease and how to take care of themselves and stay healthy in general.

  • Financial Services Current State In Healthcare
    11/23/2009
    Financial service organizations are increasingly providing products and services to the healthcare community. While the medical lockbox may have been the first healthcare-specific product that banks1 offered to larger hospital systems, products have expanded to include a number of different services for payers, providers and consumers. By Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI)
  • Time To Bring Automation To Prior Auth
    12/29/2017

    Prior auths may be as popular among providers as ants at a picnic, but they have become a common and necessary part of the reimbursement process. As a result, being able to manage prior auths efficiently is critical to maintaining a healthy revenue cycle and avoiding issues such as denied claims, administrative waste, excessive staff turnover and, of course, patient dissatisfaction.

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