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Is Technology To Blame For Physician Burnout?
According to a recent Medscape survey, 46% of physicians say they are burned out. How much is the drive towards health IT adoption contributing to this epidemic?
Will Robots Replace Healthcare Providers?
Automation has been making human workers superfluous for centuries, but until recently, workers whose jobs required high-level cognitive skills have been able to rest easy, confident no machine could possibly replace them when it came to making nuanced decisions based on the evaluation of complicated, sometimes contradictory data. By Khal Rai, Senior Vice President, Product Development & Operations, SRS Health
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Will Robots Redesign Healthcare Policy?
How robotics has the power to transform healthcare. By Christine Kern, contributing writer
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Cybersecurity Report Shows 320% Increase In Hacking Attacks In 2016
Ransomware is now a prominent threat to hospitals. By Christine Kern, contributing writer
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25% Of Healthcare Organizations Don't Encrypt Patient Data In The Cloud
Cloud encryption alone is not enough; it must be paired with tougher regulation. By Christine Kern, contributing writer
HIMSS14 NEWS
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Labcorp And Epic Expand Collaboration To Advance Diagnostic Integration Across Hospitals And Health Systems5/12/2026
Labcorp (NYSE: LH), a global leader of innovative and comprehensive laboratory services, today announced an expanded collaboration with Epic, the nation's leading electronic health record (EHR) supporting hospitals and health systems.
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Bayesian Health Receives First-Ever FDA Clearance For Continuous AI Sepsis Monitoring5/12/2026
Bayesian Health today announced that its sepsis flagging device has received FDA 510(k) clearance—the first continuous AI sepsis monitor ever to do so.
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Infinitus Introduces The First Solution To Evaluate Every Healthcare Interaction Led By AI Or Humans5/7/2026
Today, Infinitus Systems, Inc., healthcare's leading agentic communications partner powering more than 100 million minutes of conversations, announced the launch of Lens, a first-of-its-kind conversation insight engine within the Infinitus platform designed to provide evaluation of and insight into every healthcare interaction across both AI agents and human teams.
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Med Tech Solutions Acquires Avarion, Strengthening Its Role As A Managed Service Provider Across The Full Care Continuum5/6/2026
Med Tech Solutions (MTS), a leading provider of managed healthcare IT services, today announced the acquisition of Avarion, a two-time Best in KLAS HIT Advisory firm serving hospitals, health systems, and care networks.
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Verana Health Transforms Site Selection And Patient Enrollment In Clinical Trials5/5/2026
Verana Health®, a digital health company dedicated to revolutionizing patient care and clinical research through real-world data (RWD), has announced new functionality within its Site Explorer and Verana Trial Connect (VTC) applications providing end-to-end support and transparency for the entire site selection and patient enrollment process.
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Digital Media Connects Patients, Clinicians, And Hospitals5/16/2012
Of all the industries that benefit from information management, healthcare is one of the strongest candidates for a robust, multi-channel digital media network. And, of all the industries that must rely on information that is accurate and available, healthcare again sits at the top. Two key practices in health care have developed through the use of digital media networks, and you can find out about both in this article.
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Expedite The Migration To Value-Based Care With Simple And Secure File-Sharing7/17/2018
Value-based care goes beyond reducing or eliminating unnecessary tests, drugs, and procedures. Healthcare IT professionals contribute to value-based care initiatives when they strike a balance between efficient and secure file sharing of patient records. Simple file sharing means patient records are easily accessed and transferred between specialists and facilities whereas secure file sharing indicates patient records are transferred in a manner that protects patient privacy and demonstrates compliance with HIPAA and HITECH.
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How To Bridge The Gap Between Healthcare Data Silos5/3/2019
The patient journey looks much different today than it did several years ago. From diagnosis to treatment, most patients have many more stops along the way than ever before. They might visit a physician, diagnostic imaging center, hospital, outpatient rehab therapist, and the list goes on, before their care plan is complete. At each point, a patient generates a health record that becomes an imperative piece of his/her healthcare puzzle. And that data has to be accessible and exchangeable across their journey to ensure the best possible outcomes. At least, that’s the goal.
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The University Hospital Of Ulm Deploys The Mobile Electronic Patient File To Optimize Patient Care And Documentation8/12/2009Providing the best possible treatment and care of patients is the highest priority for hospitals. At the same time, they have to meet healthcare documentation requirements and ensure that the organizational aspect of the “hospital business enterprise” runs smoothly. By Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc.
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The Unfortunate Irony Of COVID-19 And Health Insurance — And Lessons To Learn From It6/15/2020
Concerned people often bring up the need to reform the American healthcare system. Individuals who are lucky enough to have insurance may find their plan has so many stipulations that it doesn't provide the level of coverage originally anticipated.
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Independent Practice Leverages EHR To Implement 'Credit-Card-On-File' Program, Shoring Up Cash Flow1/9/2019
Things began to change for Orthopaedics & Rheumatology of the North Shore (ORNS) once our small, independent practice realized we could no longer afford to operate as a defacto bank for patients. Like other provider groups across the nation, our Skokie, Illinois-based practice has been grappling with an ever-increasing mix of patients who hold high-deductible health plans (HDHPs). While HDHPs may benefit health insurers’ bottom lines, they can have the effect of severely hampering providers’ cash flow – especially small groups, like four-provider practice.