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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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Perhaps more than in any other industry, healthcare organizations are being forced to re-examine their business processes. Rising costs, ongoing provider consolidation, and the need for HIPAA compliance solutions are all driving healthcare organizations to find new ways to improve operational efficiencies, increase productivity, and reduce expenses.
Pocket™ “Tablet” is Nurture’s new mobile workstation specifically designed to support the active work of healthcare professionals by accommodating both the demands of the task at hand as well as emerging portable tablet technology like the iPad, Xoom and Playbook.
Today’s enterprise is at the center of a number of conflicting trends related to changes in the network. Data centers are consolidating as enterprises are scaling beyond headquarters to regional, branch, and remote locations, and often the network functions as the primary connection between these locations. In order to be competitive, today’s enterprise network must be open for business wherever, whenever, and however business is done.
Basware Invoice Processing is a cutting-edge electronic invoice processing solution that eliminates the need to manually process purchase invoices. This solution supports electronic workflow, revision, cost allocation and approval of invoices as well as transfer to an organization’s ERP or financial system.

To maximize asset utilization from IV pumps to portable emergency equipment, hospitals and clinics need to be able to find and rapidly deploy these assets to maintain top quality care.

OSi began a decade ago as a group of transcription industry experts saw the need to offer hospitals and large clinics the resources and technology to help combat rising transcription volumes and escalating costs.

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  • Patient Empowerment In A Changing Environment
    8/28/2018

    Health is not just occasional moments throughout a lifespan, but an ongoing journey with unexpected turning points, peaks, and valleys. While the current healthcare system is centered around 15-minute appointments with doctors and specialists, most of what impacts one’s health occurs not during those visits, but in between them. During these long stretches of time, medications change, symptoms fluctuate, additional labs and tests are administered, and visits to other specialists are scheduled. Health-related decisions take place nearly every minute of every day.

  • Changing The Dynamic Between EHRs And Patients
    9/16/2019

    EHRs have long been the culprit of waning patient satisfaction. But they don’t have to be. 

  • The Roadmap To Digital Healthcare: Security, Mobility, Automation, And Cloud Capabilities For Today's Practitioner
    5/17/2018

    Digital healthcare offers an opportunity to improve every aspect of your organization, but it can’t be achieved successfully without a clear plan. Piecing together an IT infrastructure for your healthcare business requires a clear roadmap which each software and solution must then fit into.

  • 8 Virtual Health Delivery Predictions For 2018
    1/5/2018

    When we look at healthcare on a global scale, the issues of access, quality, and value are universal. In 2017, we saw more patients, employers, health systems, payers, and providers turn to virtual care for resolution to a growing range of health issues. With its ability to address a wide range of objectives for a diverse audience across healthcare, the virtual delivery of care is primed for even wider adoption and progress in 2018 as its potential is further realized. Here are eight predictions for virtual care delivery in 2018.

  • 3 Keys To Harnessing The Data Deluge With AI
    5/1/2017

    Remember when healthcare was hungry for data? Squeezed by pressure to reduce costs, improve outcomes, and demonstrate value, healthcare leaders demanded access to real-world data. By Destry Sulkes, MD/Chief Data Officer, WPP Health & Wellness

  • Predictive Analytics Improve Perioperative Performance And Financial Gains
    7/20/2017

    Hospitals and health systems today face significant margin pressures. By Jason Harber, vice president of product management, Hospital IQ

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