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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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Preventative Care: A 5 Step Strategy To Avoid Loss Of Patient Data, System Downtime, And Out Of Control Data Management Costs2/26/2019
In healthcare, fast access to critical patient data makes the difference between life and death. If doctors can’t get the patient’s information they need when they need it, the quality of care could be severely compromised with potentially unpredictable consequences.
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Non Profit Healthcare Provider Goes Mobile With Tablet Computers1/5/2012
Swedish Medical Center in Washington was in search of a device that would allow its mobile nurses to update and access patient information on the go. With a main focus on connectivity and mobility, this case study highlights how the medical center identified and selected the right mobile device — a tablet computer — to fit their complex workflow.
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Building A Business Case For Modern Healthcare Analytics3/14/2017
By now, most healthcare professionals are aware some form of analytics is necessary to help glean insight needed to make smart decisions. However, what’s less clear is exactly what type of analytics solution can drive the biggest impact. By Nora Lissy, RN, BSN, MBA, Director of Healthcare Information, Dimensional Insight
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Guest Column: Reducing Radiation Exposure In Diagnostic Imaging11/23/2010Since 2008, awareness about the dangers associated with radiation exposure in medical or diagnostic imaging has increased. This article focuses on the need for a change in regulations to reduce this exposure. By V. Katherine Gray, PhD, President Sage Health Management Solutions, Inc.
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Tablets Save Blood Bank 830 Hours Per Year8/2/2012
An investment in tablet PCs helped Nebraska Community Blood Bank eliminate paper-based workflows and streamline donor data collection.
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How To Derive Value From The Data In Your EHR5/18/2020
An electronic health record (EHR) is probably the most expensive technology investment that a hospital or health system makes, costing millions of dollars, with some deals even reaching into the billions. After investing so much money into an EHR, many healthcare organizations are loath to purchase additional technology. As a result, they are using the analytics component of their EHRs to attempt to perform organization-wide analytics. But are they succeeding at this?