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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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Will Robots Redesign Healthcare Policy?
How robotics has the power to transform healthcare. By Christine Kern, contributing writer
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Cybersecurity Report Shows 320% Increase In Hacking Attacks In 2016
Ransomware is now a prominent threat to hospitals. By Christine Kern, contributing writer
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25% Of Healthcare Organizations Don't Encrypt Patient Data In The Cloud
Cloud encryption alone is not enough; it must be paired with tougher regulation. By Christine Kern, contributing writer
HIMSS14 NEWS
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Kontakt.io Introduces Patient Journey Analytics To Transform Hospital Operations Through Digital Twin Intelligence1/7/2026
Kontakt.io today launched Patient Journey Analytics, a next-generation data intelligence layer that eliminates operational uncertainty in hospitals by unifying clinical and operational data into a continuous, actionable view of patient care.
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Yonalink And PSP Announce Collaboration To Streamline Electronic Health Record Data Into EDC Systems For Clinical Trials In Japan1/6/2026
Yonalink and PSP today announced a strategic collaboration aimed at simplifying the integration of medical information stored in Electronic Health Records (EHRs) into Electronic Data Capture (EDC) systems used in clinical trials.
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b.well Launches The First-Ever SDK For Health AI Assistants12/18/2025
b.well Connected Health, the most connected digital health platform for AI-powered consumer experiences, today unveiled the first SDK built to power healthcare AI assistants with clean, connected, real-time health data and to provide self-service features that let individuals take action through conversational AI.
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Introducing Hundred Health: The First Truly Integrated Health Platform That Turns Data Into Personalized 100-Day Action Plans12/16/2025
Hundred Health today announced the launch of its integrated health platform and mobile app, ushering in a new era of proactive and personalized health management.
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Mt. San Rafael Hospital Selects Oracle Health To Optimize Financial Performance, Enhance Patient Care12/16/2025
Mt. San Rafael Hospital and Clinics (MSRHC), recognized as one of the nation's Top 20 critical access hospitals, has selected Oracle Health to power its electronic health record (EHR) platform and advance clinical and financial performance across its system.
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Why Your Workforce Management Team Needs To Play A Key Role In Strategic Planning For 201912/12/2018
Healthcare organizations today face a myriad of workforce planning issues, from shortages of skilled personnel to needs for improved diversity and inclusion. As budget planning season moves into full-swing, human resource-related topics need their moment in the spotlight. Solutions requiring capital investment need to be discussed with an open mind. Workforce management has become a strategic issue in healthcare. Hence, the team bearing responsibility for juggling the issues deserves a spot at the planning table.
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3 Ways Telehealth Benefits Patients And Providers6/27/2016
In a time when consumers are getting much of their information on-demand, they are also starting to expect more convenience from healthcare. For example, most patients report the desire to contact their doctor through email or virtual visits. In short, telemedicine provides the convenient, time-saving access to health care that consumers want.
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Automated Care Management: What The Future Of Healthcare Beholds?4/23/2019
Building a sustainable model for care delivery is not a tough nut to crack as long as organizations have the right approach. If healthcare leaders can adapt to the constantly changing needs of providers and payers alike, they can steer their organizations toward a better future.
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Digital Transformation In e-Prescribing9/29/2017
Contemplating digital transformation in the healthcare industry typically conjures up innovations in medical imaging, diagnostic testing, gene therapies, and bio-pharmaceutical developments. By Eileen Haggerty, Senior Director Enterprise Business Operations, NETSCOUT
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Telehealth Can Improve Satisfaction — But Only When Implemented With Patients' Needs In Mind7/25/2018
There’s no shortage of news about telehealth’s ability to connect remote patients with highly qualified physicians through super-high-tech videoconferencing equipment. This is not surprising, considering that telehealth has shown a proven track record of helping to speed up the diagnosis of conditions such as stroke by connecting patients and remote specialty providers.
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Time To Bring Automation To Prior Auth12/29/2017
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.