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31. AI Blazes A Path For Faster, More Accurate Care Delivery 2/22/2018

    With applications ranging from mining medical images for disease to managing patients with chatbots, artificial intelligence platforms have learned how to derive value from data.

32. Technology-Enabled TCM: Making The Most Of 30-Day Transitional Care Windows 2/15/2018

    The hospital discharge process places patients in a precarious and perilous position. Industry data overwhelmingly backs this reality, fueling national initiatives to improve the outlook on readmissions and adverse events.

33. HIT In The Exam Room: The Value Of Clinical Decision Support 5/9/2017

    As we entered the era of electronic medical records (EMRs), physicians started spending a portion of their patient exam time interacting with software. By James A. Colbert, M.D., VP medical engagement at medCPU

34. 6 Unexpected Side Effects Of The Growing Telehealth Market 1/31/2019

    Before the telehealth market took off, people could only speculate about the positive and negative effects it might have on healthcare at large. Now that it's more established, it's possible to dive into some of the positive and negative side effects telehealth caused. Here are six of them.

35. FDA Software Validation: What You Need To Do To Validate Your Quality Computer Systems 2/10/2016

    The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) and IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) requirements for validation of your manufacturing and quality system software can conjure up a lot of questions. Understanding the actual guidelines and best practices for meeting these requirements isn’t always clear and, as a result, your software may be compliant but you may not be. This article provides answers to the top five most common software validation and documentation questions asked by others in FDA-regulated industries and demonstrates best practices for meeting the guidelines. By Penny Goss, Technical Solutions

36. The Price Of Progress: Assessing The Need For A Mobile Computing Migration 1/25/2011

    A choice of new mobile computing hardware can often have a significant impact on existing software applications and business processes. Perhaps the disruption of a complete overhaul of software and hardware, along with the associated business processes, is more change than a business can bear. Having the prerogative to phase in change on the timetable of your business versus the “rip and replace” timetable of technology is difficult to achieve. By Intermec

37. Will HIMSS 18 Address The Disruption Of The Traditional Office Visit? 2/12/2018

    Healthcare is evolving quickly and HIMSS 18 offers a broad range of healthcare issues to explore. New requirements for implementing HIT systems are changing as new health IT priorities and procedures emerge. Convergence in the health care sector is accelerating the need for interoperability, not just for EHRs, but also across clinical, financial, and operational systems. This need is also challenging and changing one of the biggest traditions in healthcare—the doctor-patient medical visit.

38. ShiftWise Customer Case Study: Memorial Health System 11/23/2009
    Memorial Health System is an award-winning provider of comprehensive health care services in southern Colorado. The 650-bed healthcare system is comprised of three hospitals, 12 ancillary facilities and 4,500 employees in the Colorado Springs region. By Shiftwise
39. The True Potential Of Patient-Generated Health Data 10/23/2019

    There is no doubt that aggregated health data will continue to shape the future of healthcare. There are vast amounts of data available in today’s society, and health researchers are tapping into it to advance medical science.

40. Ransomware: Another Sign Of Security Challenges 4/19/2016

    A new security trend has emerged in the healthcare sector: ransomware attacks. In recent weeks, three large hospitals have been infected with malware that demands money in order to decrypt sensitive data. Most recently, Kentucky-based Methodist Hospital had malware spread across their entire internal networks. The company resorted to shutting down all of its machines in order to scan each one for infections. As of this writing, they had not paid any ransom.