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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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For years TEKLYNX bar code software has been working behind the scenes in healthcare, helping the industry that helps others. From medication labels to patient ID tracking to inventory control, TEKLYNX software solutions provide the reliability and security necessary when working with critical healthcare data.
The Philips Digital Pocket Memo 9600 series sets new standards in advanced functionality and style. Voice commands, on-board file encryption and password protection are but a few of the powerful features of the 9600. The ergonomic design lends itself to unparalleled user friendliness to create dictations, and the intuitive controls are easy to use.
Vexira Antivirus Central Management Solution (CMS) is an easy to use, powerful and comprehensive central management application for Windows networks.

PR2/PR3 durable mobile receipt printers are ideal for invoice printing and secure payment capture capabilities within the direct store delivery, field service, mobile point of sale and electronic citation markets.

Alarm Lock’s Trilogy access locks are an easy, inexpensive solution to meeting your client’s healthcare and privacy requirements. Our advanced access control locks are less than half the price of a wired system and are BHMA Grade 1 Certified to stand up against the test of time. Trilogy’s scalable access solution performs flawlessly in high-traffic areas, supporting 100 to 2,000 individual users and meets JHACO/CoPs/CMS regulations hands down.
Protiviti’s Electronic Discovery professionals help organizations institute a systematic and disciplined approach to evaluate and improve their electronic discovery (e-discovery) capabilities.

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