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![Ken Congdon, Editor In Chief of Health IT Outcomes]( "Is Technology To Blame For Physician Burnout?")
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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![Robotic Systems For Food Safety]( "Will Robots Redesign Healthcare Policy?")
Will Robots Redesign Healthcare Policy?How robotics has the power to transform healthcare. By Christine Kern, contributing writer
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![Field Service Report]( "Cybersecurity Report Shows 320% Increase In Hacking Attacks In 2016")
Cybersecurity Report Shows 320% Increase In Hacking Attacks In 2016Ransomware is now a prominent threat to hospitals. By Christine Kern, contributing writer
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![Encryption For Backup]( "25% Of Healthcare Organizations Don't Encrypt Patient Data In The Cloud")
25% Of Healthcare Organizations Don't Encrypt Patient Data In The CloudCloud encryption alone is not enough; it must be paired with tougher regulation. By Christine Kern, contributing writer
HIMSS14 NEWS
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Labcorp And Epic Expand Collaboration To Advance Diagnostic Integration Across Hospitals And Health Systems5/12/2026
Labcorp (NYSE: LH), a global leader of innovative and comprehensive laboratory services, today announced an expanded collaboration with Epic, the nation's leading electronic health record (EHR) supporting hospitals and health systems.
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Bayesian Health Receives First-Ever FDA Clearance For Continuous AI Sepsis Monitoring5/12/2026
Bayesian Health today announced that its sepsis flagging device has received FDA 510(k) clearance—the first continuous AI sepsis monitor ever to do so.
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Infinitus Introduces The First Solution To Evaluate Every Healthcare Interaction Led By AI Or Humans5/7/2026
Today, Infinitus Systems, Inc., healthcare's leading agentic communications partner powering more than 100 million minutes of conversations, announced the launch of Lens, a first-of-its-kind conversation insight engine within the Infinitus platform designed to provide evaluation of and insight into every healthcare interaction across both AI agents and human teams.
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Med Tech Solutions Acquires Avarion, Strengthening Its Role As A Managed Service Provider Across The Full Care Continuum5/6/2026
Med Tech Solutions (MTS), a leading provider of managed healthcare IT services, today announced the acquisition of Avarion, a two-time Best in KLAS HIT Advisory firm serving hospitals, health systems, and care networks.
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Verana Health Transforms Site Selection And Patient Enrollment In Clinical Trials5/5/2026
Verana Health®, a digital health company dedicated to revolutionizing patient care and clinical research through real-world data (RWD), has announced new functionality within its Site Explorer and Verana Trial Connect (VTC) applications providing end-to-end support and transparency for the entire site selection and patient enrollment process.
VIDEOS FROM HIMSS14
FEATURED CONTENT
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The Value Of Change Management1/28/2020
It’s 2020. A new year and new decade have arrived and they’re ushering in a greater desire for change—traditionally a thing many hospitals and health systems fear rather than embrace. The truth of the matter is, the technology needed to address many of the industry’s challenges (surprise billing, physician burnout, etc.) already exists in large measure. These advancements come with the potential to drive down costs and improve the patient experience.
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Today More Than Ever, Why Healthcare Must Embrace Disaster Recovery In The Cloud8/20/2020
With no signs of slowing, the COVID-19 pandemic is forcing virtually every industry to reevaluate their data protection, availability, and disaster recovery (DR) strategies — or reap the consequences. Chief among those taking a hard look at whether they need to make changes to how they safeguard data is the healthcare industry.
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The Hospice Of Florida Suncoast Uses Fujitsu LifeBook Tablet PCs To Make Sure Patients Receive The Best Care Possible7/20/2009Equip hospice staff with Fujitsu LifeBook Tablet PCs, which are light, easy to use and less obtrusive than traditional notebooks. By Fujitsu
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Getting To The Root Of Performance Measurement3/11/2016
The U.S. healthcare system is quickly shifting care focus away from volume and toward value. In this new and challenging environment, the means used to define, deliver, and measure quality will characterize the essential elements that power the collective performance of every stakeholder. By Frank Mazza, Chief Medical Officer, Quantros
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A New Frontier In Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM): Gesture Detection7/12/2018
The healthcare market has been flooded with new RPM solutions. There are wired connections and wireless sensors tracking patients’ physical states, monitoring and alerting on patient deterioration, notifying caregivers if discharged or disabled patients or even elderly patients’ wellness indicators have changed for the worse — the need for remote monitoring is real. But we have only scratched the surface.
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Revitalize Profit Margins By Fixing Broken Processes9/23/2020
In today’s climate, healthcare providers must protect their profit margins and obtain every dollar that is owed to them by insurance companies. Enhancing operational efficiencies and streamlining administrative processes can go a long way in reducing denials and minimizing the amount of re-work involved in billing workflows.