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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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PulsePoint Secures Exclusive EHR Programmatic Partnership With Flora Health, Enabling Scalable In-Workflow Engagement With HCPs1/22/2026
PulsePoint, the leading technology company transforming healthcare marketing, today announced a strategic partnership with Flora Health, a healthcare technology company that supports coordinated point-of-care engagement by connecting technologies and partner solutions within existing electronic health records (EHRs) and health systems.
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Greenway Health® Launches Agentic AI Factory To Redefine The Future Of Healthcare Technology1/21/2026
Greenway Health, the modern leader in healthcare technology, today announced the launch of its Agentic AI Factory, developed in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS).
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Rapid Care Acquires DeepDoc To Expand AI-Powered Medical Record Intelligence1/21/2026
Rapid Care, an AI-driven healthcare technology company focused on addressing the industry's most complex operational and financial challenges, announces the acquisition of DeepDoc, an advanced artificial intelligence platform for medical record analysis and summarization.
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VectorCare Launches SoFaaS™ (SMART On FHIR As A Service)1/21/2026
Patient logistics and care coordination tech company VectorCare has announced the launch of SoFaaS™ (SMART on FHIR as a Service), a new infrastructure platform designed to dramatically accelerate how healthcare vendors, suppliers, and service providers build and deploy EHR-embedded applications.
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NCPDP Brings Pharmacy And Medication Standards Expertise To CMS Health Technology Ecosystem1/14/2026
NCPDP announced today that it has been selected to become part of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) Aligned Network.
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3 Signs Your Health System Has A Patient Access Problem — And How To Fix It3/12/2018
We are fast approaching spring break, which in the Northeast is a huge milestone as it is an early sign that warmer weather is on its way. To get a reprieve from winter many of us flock to the beaches of Florida or the Caribbean, but imagine if you went to Kayak or Expedia (or worse yet, had to call a travel agent) only to find the next available flight is 24 days away. Luckily, we know this is not the experience we will encounter when looking for fun in the sun. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said in healthcare.
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Graphium Health: Implementing Mobility In Healthcare And Streamlining EMR11/22/2013
Healthcare is about people - but it is also about data. A lot of data. The right mobile solution can make data management easier, more efficient and more effective. Jeff R. Zavaleta, MD, Chief Medical Officer and his associates from Graphium Health share insights on their mobile solution hardware, software and implementation.
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3 Questions To Ask Before Starting An ERM Program1/28/2020
According to research from Risk Based Security, data breaches were up 33 percent in 2019 compared to 2018. The research firm called 2019 the “worst year on record” for breaches. With companies experiencing an increase in risks and data breaches, it’s no surprise that 88 percent of CEOs think enterprise risk management (ERM) is very or extremely important. However, starting an ERM program can be a difficult and intimidating task for an organization to take on.
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Tackling The Prevalence Of False Diagnoses In American Medicine10/22/2015
Last month, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released a report which declared half of all Americans will experience a false diagnosis in their lifetime. Think about it: one of every two people in the U.S. will receive an incorrect diagnosis. The report also noted that diagnosis errors are implicated in one out of every ten patient deaths, and that they account for up to 17 percent of hospital adverse events. By Darren Schulte, CEO, Apixio
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Picking The Right Data Tools Is Key To Success In Value-Based Care12/5/2016
Value-based healthcare is patient-centric, meaning how patients feel about their own conditions — including quality of life and care satisfaction — should be integral parts of their healthcare data set. By Andrew Clement is the director of operations at OBERD
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Think Outside The Cloud: Is Your Own Data Center A Viable Option?6/11/2019
There’s considerable diversity among small and midsize healthcare providers, but one challenge they all face is dealing with data processing including invoices, insurance, patient records, internal and external communications, and perhaps social media accounts. What’s the best way to corral all this data in a way that’s accessible, yet secure?