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• How Do Healthcare Organizations Mitigate Security Risks As They Move More To The Cloud?

  6/30/2017

  Given the high value of healthcare data — Social Security numbers, treatment records, credit information, and more sensitive personal information — the cost of a breach to a hospital or health system can be devastating. By Rich Campagna, SVP Product, Bitglass

• 4 Easy Ways PRM Software Can Increase Office Efficiency

  10/15/2018

  Patient relationship management (PRM) software can provide the solutions both providers and their patients are looking for to create the best experience. In fact, many practices are already doing things a PRM solution could make easier for them. These four processes are examples of ways PRM software can help a practice increase their efficiency and improve the patient experience.

• Geneva University Hospital Filling The Image Analysis Needs Of 15 Clinical Departments

  11/24/2009

  The physicians and surgeons at Geneva University Hospital had a frustrating problem. The Radiology Department had installed new imaging devices such as high-definition, multi-detector scanners and hybrid devices that combine PET and CT technology. By Apple Computer Inc.
• Will The Disconnected Find Interoperability At HIMSS 2016? 5 Scenarios For Action!

  2/26/2016

  With the yearly bluster and promise of HIMSS, I still find there have been few strides in solving interoperability. Many speakers will extol the next big thing in healthcare system connectivity and large EHR vendors will swear their size fits all and with the wave of video demo, interoperability is declared cured. Long live proprietary solutions, down with system integration and collaboration. Healthcare IT, reborn into the latest vendor initiative, costing billions of dollars, and who knows how many thousands of lives.

• Bridging The Digital Divide: Virtual Care Accessibility Options For Everyone

  3/23/2021

  This month marks one year since COVID-19 mushroomed across the planet and changed everything. For healthcare providers, the pandemic has been a major disruption that led to in-office safety protocols and created a chilling effect as patients refrained from scheduling the care they needed. Medical practices across the country resorted to reducing their hours or temporarily shuttering their offices. For many in the healthcare business, the reduction in appointments and closures precipitated revenue shortfalls of as much as 50 percent.

• The Case For Greater Consumer Centricity In Hospital Star Ratings

  6/25/2019

  Earlier this year, the CMS announced it was considering retiring the latent variable model it uses to assign its well-established hospital star ratings. The notice came as a surprise to many in the healthcare industry, considering CMS originally defended the star rating methodology nearly a year ago. But hospital executives have largely criticized its continued relevance in today’s healthcare landscape, which is slowly but surely moving toward a consumer-focused model. CMS is currently gathering feedback to decide whether or not permanent changes will be made to the star ratings system, but given how much has changed in the healthcare industry since the ratings were first established (and last revised), many of us in the healthcare industry say it’s time for a refresh.