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1. Improving Revenue Cycle Performance With Comparative Analytics 6/28/2017

   How can you determine whether your organization’s business performance is clicking on all cylinders? Many organizations have invested in business intelligence tools to help measure their internal performance, evaluate areas in need of improvement, and identify best practices. Yet, what exactly are “best practices” and how can an organization know if their practices truly are best? By Chris Bodam, RemitDATA

2. Privacy And Security Compliance In Healthcare: Data Breach Costs Continue To Rise 7/12/2016

   As threats to the security of high-value information become more sophisticated and attacks on IT networks grow more aggressive and persistent, so too does the emphasis on regulations intended to set standards for data management and security. As a result, compliance programs have become a priority for responsible organizations. This is especially true in healthcare, where the combination of personal health information (PHI) and financial data represents the crown jewels for hackers seeking to cash in on the high prices such files fetch on the black market.

3. Semantic Taxonomy And It's Role In Healthcare Defined At HIMSS15 4/22/2015

   In this podcast, Derek Gordon, GM, Health Information and Technology Group for Healthline describes Healthline’s Semantic Taxonomy as it relates to the healthcare industry as well as how companies like Elsevier and Aetna are they leveraging it.

4. The Foundation For Healthcare Democratization 1/27/2016

   The provision of healthcare is a basic human necessity, but access to healthcare is by no means universal. While the U.K.’s National Health Service, Obama’s Affordable Healthcare Act in the U.S. and Singapore’s national health system have all succeeded at least in part in bringing affordable health services to more people, truly democratized healthcare is yet to materialize. As connectivity becomes more globally ubiquitous, the prospect of using technology to complement existing healthcare provision has exciting potential for saving lives and democratizing healthcare the world over. By Genius Wong, President, Global Network Services, Cloud and Data Center Services,Tata Communications

5. Digital Signage Keeps Doctors Within Close Reach 3/17/2014

   Digital signage was hard to find at the HIMSS14 conference and exhibition. Though “digital” was the talk of the town, mobile (or mHealth) took center stage, leaving digital signage neglected even in presentations about personalized and participatory health experiences across digital channels. When asked about the medium, several HIT veterans would nod slowly and confirm it is a great solution for wayfinding, relieved they could understand the term and its uses. Stephanie Gutnik, BroadSign International, LLC

6. Changing Print Behavior To 'Go Green' 5/12/2011
   Understanding your healthcare facility's printing habits is the first step to becoming more green. This article provides some simple steps you can implement to maximize the environmental and cost saving impact of your printing activities. By Noel O’Dwyer, director, MFP alliances, document imaging group, Nuance
7. Tablet Computers Help Occupational Therapist Go Paperless 11/14/2011
   This case study chronicles how a South Australian Occupational Therapist was able to increase mobility, eliminate paper waste, enhance patient interaction, and reduce documentation times by using a rugged Tablet PC. By Motion Computing
8. Healthcare Consumerism: The Struggle For Power — Or Empowerment? 6/15/2017

   A debate has erupted over who has — and who should have — the power to shape healthcare services.

9. Why Manual Processes Are A Barrier To Payer-Provider Collaboration 8/22/2017

   As payers and providers seek to uncover collaborative opportunities in an industry increasingly shifting toward patient-centric healthcare and value-driven outcomes, it’s critical to examine the most significant barriers to improved partnerships. By Dan Schulte, SVP Healthcare, HGS Inc.

10. 3 Ways Your Company Wins When You Say Goodbye To Fax 5/25/2018

    Not long ago, I had a candid conversation with the vice president of a regional senior care facility. "We just can't get away from fax," he told me. Despite having transformed the facility into a paperless office, his team still had to send faxes because many primary care physicians require it.