Feature Articles

51. The Importance Of Electronic Therapy Notes And Why You Should Be Using Them 11/18/2015

    At Health IT Outcomes, we’ve made it our mission to provide the healthcare industry with expert guidance on technology system selection, integration, project management, and change management. To help achieve this goal, we speak with industry leaders on everything from EHRs to HIEs to HIM, and then share these conversations with you. We recently had the opportunity to speak with Gaby Loria, Market Research Associate with Software Advice, a company that compares therapy notes software.Loria shared with us her thoughts on who should be using therapy notes and why, as well as how to integrate them with EHRs.

52. Getting To The Heart Of The Matter 10/22/2015
    Netherlands-based Leiden University Medical Center deploys an IoT time tracking solution to reduce time-to-treatment for heart attack patients. By Adebayo Onigbanjo, Director of Marketing, Zebra Technologies’ New Growth Platforms Team

     

53. HIPAA Compliance – Why It's Critical To Have An IT Maintenance And Security Policy 9/14/2015

    It is often a neglected topic of IT management and HIPAA compliance, but the maintenance of an IT Infrastructure and its security policies are critical to the success of any healthcare operation’s HIPAA compliance program.

54. Anthem Cyberattack Is A Warning For All 2/17/2015

    Some of you might be thinking, “I’m too small of an organization to be targeted if a hacker can target a company like Anthem instead of our community hospital.” However, that is very much not the case. From January 2014 to January 2015, 30 percent of reported HIPAA breaches classified as Hacking/IT Incident cases occurred in healthcare providers of 200 beds or less. By Ice Technologies

55. ICD-10 “Gut Check” And New Opportunities To Bring Case Management Audits And Appeals In-House 10/15/2014

    ICD-10 implementation and a recent CMS decision create significant compliance, quality, and revenue opportunities for healthcare systems and providers in 2015, according to Michael T. Dougherty, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Provident Consulting. These accelerate the national trend towards pay for quality and outcomes, he adds.

56. How Hospitals Can Survive In The New Healthcare Environment 10/15/2014

    “Over 1,000 hospitals out of the approximately 5,700 across the US will either close or merge with larger hospitals or healthcare systems in the next five to ten years according to some predictions. The reality of the situation is that many hospitals can no longer go it alone. They must look for partners to help bridge the gap between a current reimbursement model that pays on a “per click” basis to one that emphasizes shared savings, shared risk, population health and a trend towards “mega capitation”, advises Tom Gibney, Chief Financial Officer, St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital / Newburgh.

57. The Smart Way For Healthcare Organizations To Go Mobile 6/10/2014

    On January 1, 2014, a key prOvisiOn Of the american recovery and reinvestment act of 2009 went into effect, requiring healthcare providers across the country to adopt and demonstrate “meaningful use” of electronic medical records (eMr) in order to maintain their existing Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement levels.

58. Infographic: Is Meaningful Use Helping Or Hurting EHR Adoption? 5/8/2014

    When the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) launched their EHR Incentive Programs back in January 2011, the main goal was to reward healthcare practitioners for adopting electronic health records and increasing efficiency within their practice. But one question we found ourselves asking was whether or not the incentives have actually encouraged EHR adoption?

59. Is Microsoft Office For iPad The Answer To Enterprise Mobility? 4/2/2014

    With last week’s news that Microsoft launched Office for iPad, this consumer tablet may seem more attractive than ever as an enterprise mobility solution.

60. One-Size Doesn't Fit All: Why Clinical And Hospital Settings Require A Unique Approach To Wireless Networking 2/6/2014

    Hospital and Clinical Care wireless networks have two major differences from most other types of wireless enterprise networks. First, they are considered mission critical, meaning that most of the business conducted over them can radically alter the quality of life and the delivery of critical patient care. Second, they need to be highly secure.