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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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  • Industry Blog: Red Flag Rules: The FTC Piles On
    7/29/2009
    The FTC Red Flags Rule will be effective November 1, 2009. This rule requires "creditors" under certain "covered accounts" to maintain a heightened alertness to numerous categories of "red flags" that may indicate that the consumer who is the rightful account holder is the victim of identity theft. If a red flag is triggered, the creditor must take steps to notify the consumer and correct any inappropriate information included the creditor's records. By David Harlow, Principal, The Harlow Group LLC
  • Hospital CEOs Play Key Role In Reducing Preventable Harm
    1/8/2016

    Our system of healthcare is inherently unsafe, with an estimated 400,000 people dying in American acute care hospitals each year because of medical errors. When considered in real terms, this figure is truly staggering. By sheer numbers alone, this means that medical errors represent the third largest cause of death, after heart disease and cancer. As a comparative, it is the equivalent of seven to eight fully loaded Boeing 737 jets crashing every day with loss of all life on board. If this statistic was true of airline safety, few people would elect to travel by air. Nevertheless, every year, millions of Americans entrust their lives and personal safety to hospital personnel. By Frank Mazza, Chief Medical Officer, Quantros

  • Data's Credibility Problem: It's About The Quality, Not The Data
    4/5/2016

    In the health insurance space, a world of resources and effort has been expended in recent years on the premise that the more data, the better, at times without regard for how to use the data. Unfortunately, many insurers who make that journey too often find they are little better off than when they started.

  • Case Intake And The Black Hole: The Need For (Digital) Automation
    12/15/2016

    In this series, we will focus on the three primary phases of AECP: intake, processing, and reporting, as well as their related challenges. Many of the intake process-related tasks are further exacerbated as we straddle the worlds of analog (manual) and digital (automated) processes. In this article, we will review the challenges associated with AECP intake.

  • mHealth's Duty Amid Today's Healthcare Instability
    5/26/2017

    In his first 100 Days, President Trump has taken Obamacare’s repeal and replacement off life-support and thrust it again into the spotlight. Will the ultimate legislative achievement upend the rules for insurance companies, physicians, and patients? By Jon Michaeli, EVP of Business Development, Medisafe

  • How Real-World Data And Real-World Evidence Are Transforming The Healthcare Industry
    8/21/2019

    Data is driving healthcare transformation, with prediction and prevention a central force. Health data is allowing doctors to build better patient profiles and predictive models to more effectively anticipate, diagnose, and treat disease. Technologies such as at-home testing services and telemedicine are empowering patients to be more engaged with and proactive about their own health.

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