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  1. How Technology Is Improving The Later Stages Of Life 1/2/2017

    Technology is always a hot topic, especially among teens and younger adults. However, the elderly are increasingly turning to technology to enhance their lives. Recent studies demonstrate technology for seniors can be a low-cost way to “offset significant challenges to well-being encountered in the latest state of life.”

  2. Apple's New EHR Move Puts Security Onus On Patients 3/30/2018

    The debate between accessibility and data privacy is not a new discussion, especially as technology continues to advance and develop. Since medical records were first digitized and the first EHR system was developed, the health care sector has had to manage and respond to issues facing health care coverage, privacy and security.

  3. A New Era For IT In Healthcare - Are You Prepared To Achieve The Quadruple Aim? 5/1/2018

    Information technology professionals have never played a more important role in healthcare or been more responsible for its ultimate success or failure. If information is the new lifeblood of healthcare, data are the platelets that comprise it and IT infrastructure is the circulatory system it moves through. In my 30 years in the industry, I’ve seen technology’s role grow in importance and today I would argue that it is ground zero for each objective of the “Quadruple Aim.”

  4. Cybersecurity: The Threat Hospitals Can No Longer Ignore 8/7/2017

    Golden Eye/Petya, the latest ransomware attack devastating businesses from shipping companies to banks and even drug manufacturers across the U.K., has brought to the fore the seriousness of cybersecurity and why it is an issue hospitals cannot afford to ignore. In May 2017, the WannaCry ransomware attack crippled nearly a quarter of the hospitals in the U.K. and infected 200,000 computers across 150 countries, providing another stark example of what could happen here in the U.S. By Justin Sotomayor, pharmacy informatics director, CompleteRx

  5. Payment Integrity: New Perspectives On, And Approaches To, Mastering The Challenge Of Healthcare Fraud, Abuse And Waste 3/25/2010
    The problem of healthcare fraud and abuse is a serious and ongoing one. Health insurance fraud includes billing for services, procedures, or supplies never provided; misrepresentation of what was provided, or by whom; and the providing of unnecessary services. By Emdeon
  6. A Simple Text Message To Save Over 13 Million Lives 7/26/2019

    Consumerism in healthcare was never a widely discussed topic until very recently, however, things are changing and how! Innovating while respecting the mandates in place should be the road ahead, definitely.

  7. 5 Ways To Simplify And Secure The Healthcare Endpoint In Urgent Times 5/11/2020

    Workers in the healthcare industry have a lot on their minds. The sourcing of critical equipment and supplies. The urgent care for a rising number of patients. Not to mention their own safety.

  8. Big Players At HIMSS16: Interoperability, HIT, Value-Based Models 4/4/2016

    With HIMSS16 over and enough time passed to gain clarity, it’s time to reflect on and highlight some thought-provoking sessions, news, and sound bites still resonating. With more than 42,000 healthcare experts in attendance, we may have just scratched the surface, but here goes.

  9. Building A Business Case For Modern Healthcare Analytics 3/14/2017

    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

  10. Taking America's Pulse On Mobile Healthcare 11/4/2009
    Specifically for the General US Population provided via the use of mobile technology. For example, small, wireless portable devices along with wireless computing, networking, and/or communication services designed to meet the healthcare needs of both healthcare providers and patients/consumers. By Joseph B Porus, VP Harris Interactive and Milt Ellis, VP Harris Interactive