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What Is The Future Of Data And Analytics In Healthcare After COVID-19?
5/18/2020
The amount of data collected and analyzed by hospitals and healthcare organizations across the world was already on the rise, but the global pandemic has sharpened the focus on data even more.
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False Alarms Have Real Consequences In Hospitals
10/23/2017
As we go through our days, we are surrounded by a variety of alerts: clocks alarm in the morning, microwaves ding at lunch and dinner, smartphone reminders chirp throughout the day, and sounds of text messages are often in between. By Todd Plesko, Vice President of Product Strategy, Vocera Communications, Inc.
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Cybersecurity And Healthcare: A Forecast For 2017
3/16/2017
Data breaches could be costing the healthcare $6.2 billion, and nearly 90 percent of the healthcare organizations covered in The Ponemon Institute’s May 2016 study endured a data breach in the past two years. By Tom Gilheany, Product Manager, Learning@Cisco
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Patient Experience Or Patient Outcomes? Why Not Both?
6/7/2019
Whether healthcare organizations receive payment through the fee-for-service or value-based models, giving patients the best possible outcomes to their medical challenges remains a top priority for every healthcare professional.
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The Lost Generation: Meeting The Communication Needs Of Baby Boomers
12/21/2017
It’s been said before; the millennials want more technology in their healthcare. Millennials want to be able to text their doctor, and millennials are driving expectations for healthcare. But what about everybody else? Are millennials the only ones healthcare providers should cater to?
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VA Taking Significant Steps To Improve Surgical Care
9/27/2019
The goal of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is to improve access to timely, high-quality health care for Veterans. To achieve this goal, the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has established initiatives to increase access to care, improve surgical safety and quality, and improve operating room efficiency.
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Optimize Pop Health Management For Patients With Serious Illnesses
4/11/2017
A growing number of healthcare payers are seizing the opportunity to optimize their population health management (PHM) programs for seriously ill patients. By Greer Myers, President, Turn-Key Health
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What Makes Care Intelligent?
2/23/2016
In just a few days, more than 40,000 healthcare professionals will gather in Las Vegas for HIMSS 2016. Looking back over the last several years of this conference, there’s been a distinct shift in the conversation, from discussions centered around documentation and electronic record keeping to a thematic focus on intelligent care. A mere glance at the top five priorities from health IT leaders shows that issues like connected health, data sharing and on-demand care delivery are salient issues for our industry.
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Healthcare Cybersecurity Is In A COVID-19 Tailspin
10/26/2020
As if stress levels in the healthcare industry aren’t high enough due to the COVID-19 pandemic, risks to our healthcare system’s already fragile cybersecurity infrastructure are at an all-time high. From increased cyberattacks, to exacerbated vulnerabilities, to costly human errors, our healthcare cybersecurity has been sent into a tailspin due to COVID-19 (if it wasn’t already before).
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Patient Privacy: 6 Steps To Ensure HIPAA Compliance
9/17/2019
Technology is at the forefront of much of the innovation within the healthcare industry. New advancements are improving everything from patient care procedures to information availability, but many companies are struggling to manage the ancillary side effects of this rapid digitalization.