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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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The Misys Connect Exchange Portal is a core element of a community solution that provides clinicians and other members of the care team with the right information at the right time by making patient information available across organizational boundaries and venues of care.
The Misys Connect Exchange Portal is a core element of a community solution that provides clinicians and other members of the care team with the right information at the right time by making patient information available across organizational boundaries and venues of care.

The Intermec SG20 is an affordable, high performance family of handheld scanners available in tethered or cordless models. Designed to the needs of healthcare, the SG20 helps to ensure that patient safety standards are consistently met.

Web 2.0 is profoundly changing the way we work and interact. More than 90 of the top 100 Web sites are categorized as social networking or search sites, supporting dynamic or user-generated content. Many organizations are embracing the Web as a business platform, but Web 2.0 technologies, such as blogs, wikis, social networking sites, and RSS feeds, render traditional security technologies such as antivirus, Web reputation, and basic URL filtering ineffective.

The Intermec IF2 is a compact, cost-effective network reader designed to support diverse RFID applications in both enterprise and industrial environments that require a scalable RFID system with a low cost per read point.

New legislation such as Sarbanes-Oxley and the USA PATRIOT Act has significantly changed the regulatory landscape.

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FEATURED CONTENT

  • 3 Takeaways For Health IT Companies From The 21st Century Cures Act
    2/28/2017

    The 21st Century Cures Act (the Act) — with its $6.3 billion in funding (some deferred) — is said to be the most important legislation passed since the Affordable Care Act (ACA). By Akash Jha, Healthcare Consultant at CitiusTech, and Diptarka Biswas, Healthcare Consultant at CitiusTech

  • Lost Devices And Healthcare Data Leakage, Two Sides Of The Same Coin?
    8/23/2016

    Healthcare professionals are more reliant on mobile devices than ever, with laptops, tablets, and smartphones quickly obviating the need for paper records. While a boon to productivity, mobile devices have also increased the risk of data leakage. Cloud-based EHR systems and adoption of productivity apps like Office 365 have made large volumes of patient data and claims information readily accessible from loss and theft prone mobile devices.

  • HIT's Role In Protecting Against Medicare Fraud
    3/20/2019

    HIT is serving a growing role in protecting against Medicare fraud. How can HIT save the American taxpayer money in the long run?

  • Top Medical CMS: What Should Reliable Healthcare Providers Know To Get A Great One?
    12/27/2017

    Tech environment is evolving at incredible speed challenging the rooted principles of business processes within mid- and large-scale medical organizations. Healthcare providers feel the need for full or partial customization of latest solutions to rationalize the workflow and boost consumers’ loyalty.

  • Quality Management System: Why It Matters And Its Impact On Patient Outcomes
    12/8/2017

    Our industry has begun to initiate another important phase in patient healthcare. The HITECH Act outlined the intended plans for the adoption of electronic health records through meaningful use. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) EHR Incentive programs have evolved into three stages of “Meaningful Use” with their own goals, priorities, and their own final rule. The last stage of the CMS Meaningful Use program, Stage 3, is on track to commence January 1, 2018. During this final phase the Quality Management System (QMS) specification, which was optional in Stage 2, will become a requirement.

  • Digital Whiteboards Now Outshine Marker Boards In All Areas Including Costs
    2/19/2019

    New study shows 100-bed hospital saves hundreds of thousands switching to digital whiteboards.

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