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• Guest Column: Reducing Radiation Exposure In Diagnostic Imaging

  11/23/2010

  Since 2008, awareness about the dangers associated with radiation exposure in medical or diagnostic imaging has increased. This article focuses on the need for a change in regulations to reduce this exposure. By V. Katherine Gray, PhD, President Sage Health Management Solutions, Inc.
• Telemedicine: Reaching Rural Communities In A New Way

  12/18/2018
• Lowering The HIT Footprint By Endpoint Modernization

  9/18/2018

  Healthcare providers, working with tight operating margins, face a classic horns-of-the-dilemma scenario: they must continue to grow their business, and to do so, they must remain competitive in their level of service. This necessitates a refresh of IT technology and a resultant uptick in budget, at a time when overall operational costs continue to rise. All these pressures are felt at the endpoint, and more so now that doctors and nurses are using multiple devices and often traveling to varied locations during a work week. Providing a secure, consistent user experience at the endpoint – one that contributes to quality of care - is now more important than ever.

• 4 Ideas That Can Have A Big Impact On Your Network's Referrals

  10/4/2019

  Most healthcare organizations lose about 30 percent to 60 percent of patients on account of inefficient referrals. Value-based care is expected to become the leading payment model by the year 2020, and healthcare organizations cannot afford losing more than half of their revenue due to reduced referral leakages.

• The Ever-Changing Landscape Of Health IT And What's In Store This Year

  2/13/2018

  As Spring approaches and temperatures begin to rise, the shift in season often spurs vision for the unfolding year — building on the previous year’s achievements. While 2017 alone brought much change, the progress in healthcare technology over the past five years is enormous. With expanding deployments and more sophisticated use of telehealth and EHRs, healthcare organizations across the country are evolving at a rapid pace to provide an enhanced level of care and more convenient communications to patients.

• As Patient Cost Shifting Rises, Are You Prepared To Manage The Process?

  12/2/2016

  Revenue cycle management (RCM) is the lifeblood of any healthcare provider; however, inefficient workflows, poor training, frequent staff turnover, and the lack of actionable intelligence can lead to providers leaving revenue uncollected. Now there’s a growing trend affecting RCM — the cost shift to patients. By Leonard Wenyon, Vice President of Solutions at IKS Health