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61. Case Study: Hays Orthopaedic Clinic, PA 9/23/2009
    Treating patients at Hays Orthopaedic Clinic, PA (HOC) became increasingly time- and labor-intensive as a result of its continued reliance on a paper-based medical record system. Existing documentation methods were not adequately supporting the clinic’s evaluation and management (E&M) coding. Plus, Hays faced potential audit concerns and needed to improve days in A/R. By NextGen
62. 12 Question Guide To Buying A HIPAA-Compliant Secure Messaging App 3/29/2016

    In today’s connected hospital, the way doctors, nurses and other clinicians communicate and collaborate is changing. Outdated communication methods (i.e. pagers, email and landlines) are not compliant with HIPAA, and also lead to inefficient clinical workflows, which can result in a decrease in patient care quality and clinician productivity. With more and more pressure to deliver high quality care while reducing costs, hospitals across the U.S. could benefit from a solution that helps drive increased workflow efficiencies, which, in turn, can lead to reduced costs and improved patient outcomes.

63. Case Study: Thorton Hospital At UCSD Solves Process And Workflow Problems 12/29/2009
    While most hospitals have made significant progress in operational efficiency and process improvements, the obvious, “quick” fixes have been made. To continue to drive improvements, hospitals must rethink key aspects of how they deliver care. Innovation has become an imperative. By Skytron
64. Blockchain: What Is It And How To Build A Business Case 3/13/2018

    As much hype as there is around blockchain and Bitcoin, as an architecture for distributed but trustworthy record-keeping blockchain could turn out to be underhyped in the long run.

65. Five Ways To Improve Electronic Patient Record Handling For HIPAA/HITECH With Managed File Transfer 6/4/2014

    The healthcare industry is under increasing pressure to make health information more accessible to both patients and healthcare providers, while simultaneously ensuring that patient data remains private and secure. As hospitals, physician practices, and other providers transition to electronic health record (EHR) solutions to ensure the former, they must closely follow the guide- lines and requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in regards to the security of electronic patient health information (ePHI).

66. 2018: The Year Of Machine Learning And AI In Healthcare 2/13/2018

    Companies, venture capitalists and accelerators like Y Combinator are investing in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. There are large investments into deep learning from many different industries, such as the development of self-driving cars. If you think about AI and how it will help the healthcare industry, it makes a lot of sense. There are only so many physicians per person in the world and having some assistance can bring down the cost of healthcare and help patients at their time of need.

67. White Paper: Taking The Paper Out Of Paperwork: How Electronic Administration Can Save The U.S. Health System Billions 10/23/2009
    The statistic is stunning – in an economy that annually transmits over 18 billion electronic payments between businesses, consumers and government entities, more than half of all financial transactions in the U.S. healthcare industry are still paperbased. By Newt Gingrich
68. Areas Of Opportunity For A Voice Solution 4/7/2014

    A. Thomas McGill, MD, VP, quality and safety/CIO at Butler Health System looks at the impact Bluetooth has made on using VoiceFirst in this video. He also explores what departments are next in line for integration with the solution, from nursing to CPOE.

69. A Great Communications Strategy Is No Cure For A Terrible Cyber Security Plan 5/15/2015

    It has been more than three months since 80 million people had their most sensitive data stolen during the largest healthcare data breach ever at Anthem Inc. From a crisis management perspective Anthem checked all the boxes. However, from an IT perspective, it failed to protect its customer data, allowing “hackers” to use a stolen employee password to access the database. Unfortunately for Anthem’s 80 million exposed customers, the company is learning its security lesson the hard way. For others in the healthcare industry it presents an opportunity to do better. By Cameron Burke, SVP Business Development, DeliverySlip

70. Comparison Is The New Key To Excellence: What Health Plans Can Do Boost Enrollments 12/6/2019

    After the enactment of the Affordable Care Act, insurers had to cut down on the ‘cherry-picking’ of members and not provide insurance to just low-risk individuals. To some extent, the scope for earning high-profit margins had decreased for health insurance companies. This rule created an imperative for them to look for ways to curb expenses in other ways.