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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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    Twenty years ago, the Institute of Medicine published its seminal Consensus Report on patient safety, “To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System.” That report noted that almost 100,000 annual deaths resulted from preventable medical errors and called for greater exploration of technology to reduce medical errors.

  • Takeaways From An EHR Switch
    3/28/2014

    David Gibbons, executive VP & COO at UPMC Hamot shares what lessons were learned during and after the UPMC Hamot transition – UPMC’s largest implementation to date. One of the biggest takeaways was to devote time and attention to building templates to keep the medical staff calm and the transition smooth.

  • The Business Case For Making A Good First Impression At Patient Check-In
    5/11/2017

    It takes just seven seconds to make a first impression according to a New York University study, so imagine the impression patients are getting at the point of check-in.

  • Beyond The Hype: How AI Will Drive The Rise Of Real-Time Analytics In Healthcare
    3/27/2018

    Interest in artificial intelligence applications in radiology, clinical settings and operations is exploding, but its use in everyday settings in healthcare thus far has been more hype than reality.

  • Tech Can Solve A Stubborn Problem: Medication Adherence
    7/21/2017

    Despite the healthcare ecosystem’s push for transparency, there remains a shroud of secrecy around one ubiquitous healthcare treatment tool: prescription drugs. By Thomas Borzilleri, CEO, InteliSys Health

  • Are You Prepared For Another Wave Of COVID-19?
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    As COVID-19 continues to impact the United States, scientists are learning more and more about how and when transmission takes place. We now see that the virus comes in peaks and valleys. And in a country of enormous geographical size like the U.S., we inevitably have areas all along the spectrum. And whether we call these peaks and valleys an extended first wave or a second wave, it doesn’t really matter. For the foreseeable future, COVID-19 isn't going anywhere—and this means you need to be prepared for whatever might come.

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