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ImageNow & Microsoft SharePoint: 5 Ways They Play Well Together
11/23/2010
With SharePoint 2010, the latest release of Microsoft’s Business Collaboration Platform software, the technology giant has moved closer to the turf of established enterprise content management (ECM) providers, such as Perceptive Software. By Perceptive Software
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A New Approach To Threat Detection Helps Get Ahead Of Cyberattackers
11/3/2016
Cyberattacks in the healthcare industry represent an enormous social, governmental and operational challenge, with potential financial, privacy and reputational costs that can be massive. The consequences and costs can be extensive and can impact patients, healthcare providers, device manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, insurance providers and government entities.
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Patient-Centered Transplant Care — A Guiding Light For Accountable Care
2/13/2012
The identification, surgical intervention, management and lifetime clinical maintenance of transplant recipients are a case study of the needs around chronic disease management and collaborative care. By Paul Markham, MBA
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Is Your Health Data Appetite Bigger Than Your Mouth?
2/3/2017
As with any industry sector, there has been a tremendous rise in the volume of data in the healthcare arena with many drivers responsible for this increasing tidal wave of health information. By Buff Colchagoff, CEO, RosettaHealth
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Big Data Fantasies Of A Primary Care Doctor
2/3/2014
As I spend yet another weekend in the office catching up on my charting, I find my mind wandering to how my EHR was designed to taunt me. Let me explain. I am a big preventive medicine proponent and have spent hours developing measures in my EHR system of what preventive health services my patients need, as well as when they need them. When a patient comes in with a sore throat, I am alerted by a pop up box that they need a prostate exam. When I receive an electronic task that they need their blood pressure medication refilled, that pop up box again appears, reminding me of the overdue prostate exam. As I go through my account receivables at the end of the month, I am once again alerted by the pop up box of the same patient and his overdue prostate exam. By Linda M. Girgis, MD, FAAFP
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Case Study: Gaston Memorial Hospital
10/6/2009
Gaston Memorial Hospital is a 435-bed, independent not-for-profit hospital that serves its community in North Carolina. The hospital provides an expansive, surgical suite with all the latest advancements. And like many other hospitals, Gaston has decided to add mobile PCs to improve the quality of care their patients receive from their hospital. By Panasonic Toughbook
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Video Overview: Xerox ScanFlowStore
12/28/2010
ScanFlowStore helps you simply and efficiently create digital archives by scanning documents directly to a destination from your Xerox multifunction device.
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Guest Column: Mobile Carts: The Invisible Workhorses That Deserve A Second Look
6/15/2011
With the recent emphasis on EMRs and CPOE, mobile workstations are often overlooked in clinical IT decisions. This article provides several compelling reasons why they shouldn’t be. By Amanda Burgess, RN, BSN, and Clinical Informatics Manager, Cookeville Regional Medical Center
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The Secrets To Gaining Insights Into Purchased Services Spend
3/2/2017
Hospital and health system purchased services professionals have hundreds of vendors to manage, a process accounting for up to 45 percent of their non-labor budget. Despite the financial magnitude, this staff has little time to analyze their financial data. Even fewer resources are available to research spending benchmarks or evaluate contract terms.
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Guest Column: Tracking Payer Rejections In Times Of Transition
5/11/2011
HIPAA 5010 and ICD-10 transitions provide the perfect opportunity to track you payer rejection and denial rates and put a plan in place to improve your financial health. By Ken Bradley, VP of strategic services, Navicure