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  1. Digital Transformation: Tech Challenges For Healthcare Modernization 4/11/2018

    The healthcare industry is in the midst of a dramatic digital transformation, marked by a host of new back-end technologies that promise to modernize hospitals and lay the foundation for a truly digital workplace in the year ahead. Hospitals and healthcare systems are challenged with striking a delicate balance between running a smooth, efficient operation while remaining flexible and devoted to patient care in a modern age. This creates significant procurement challenges, requiring hospitals to embrace new technologies and innovations at a seemingly breakneck pace while also keeping an eye on the bottom line.

  2. 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

  3. FinTechs Made Personal Wealth Management Easier: Can MedTechs Do The Same For Personal Health? 9/6/2018

    The financial meltdown of 2007 did away with the image of banks as safe havens for wealth. A joint coup between emerging technologies and FinTech innovators triggered a change in how wealth was managed. The idea that an alternative to conventional banking models could exist suddenly seemed viable. FinTech brought a fresh approach to wealth management with digital platforms and mobile apps. These organizations put consumers in direct control of how they manage, move, and spend money. A precedent has been set for the future of wealth management. Can other industries follow suit?

  4. Putting Patient Relationship Management First To Help Those With Chronic Care Needs 4/13/2017

    Why practices don't need additional technology purchases or staff to enhance care with CCM. By Jim Higgins, CEO and founder, Solutionreach

  5. When It Comes To Sharing Patient Information, Can You Do it Securely? 12/18/2017

    The healthcare IT systems used to collect, store and share confidential patient information are under constant attack. The Identity Theft Resource Center reports the healthcare industry experienced 179 breaches in just the first half of this year, accounting for nearly a quarter of all breaches in the U.S. The Dark Web is a thriving marketplace for packages of protected healthcare information (PHI) that thieves can use to steal identities or file fake medical claims. Reversing this trend and demonstrating compliance with the industry regulations and laws governing the protection of PHI requires healthcare organizations to have full visibility into where patient data and other sensitive information sits within their networks.

  6. UMMC Streamlines EHR Workflow With Tablet Computers 11/30/2011
    This case study outlines how the University Of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) was able to eliminate paper waste, streamline physician efficiency, improve patient interactions, and cut costs by integrating their EHR system with tablet computers.
  7. Where To Begin In Creating A Connected Health Environment 10/11/2016

    A connected health environment joins doctors to data, patients to healthcare providers, and practices to networks — all with the objective of delivering better health outcomes and more integrated care. By Susmit Pal, healthcare strategist, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Dell EMC

  8. Transforming The Healthcare Industry With Passive Optical LAN 4/23/2018

    Technology is a crucial factor in improving the efficiency and quality of the healthcare industry. When implemented correctly it can deliver the healthcare services needed to positively impact individuals, professionals and organizations.

  9. Clinique Esquirol Saint Hilaire Streamlines Its Clinician And Patient Care Processes 5/11/2011
    In France, the contrat de bon usage du médicament (CBUM) promotes the computerization of medical practices. By Motion Computing, Inc.
  10. Assuring The Healthcare IT Evolution Enterprise-Wide 10/27/2017

    In his keynote speech at the 2017 Healthcare Security Forum, former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge highlighted that a new reality exists with the proliferation of applications and access devices in healthcare. “IoT will become the Internet of Everything,” said Secretary Ridge. “Everything that makes healthcare more efficient, every access point, new device or algorithm, for every positive there’s a negative: risk and vulnerability.”