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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

PRODUCTS TO SEE AT HIMSS14

Primera’s BravoPro, the world’s best-selling two-drive, 100-disc capacity disc publisher, has now become the BravoPro Xi-Series.

PR2/PR3 durable mobile receipt printers are ideal for invoice printing and secure payment capture capabilities within the direct store delivery, field service, mobile point of sale and electronic citation markets.

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.
Enterprise Resource Planning has been the ultimate solution to many sectors and healthcare is no exception. Hospitals require more connectivity because the information to be passed is vital and will not serve the purpose if it does not reach in time.

Medications change rapidly, and innovative treatments often consist of a "cocktail" of drugs, so custom mixing of pharmaceuticals has become a major component of healthcare – one that necessitates an extreme degree of accuracy and tracking.

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.

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FEATURED CONTENT

  • The Role Of Mobility And Digital Automation In Patient Engagement
    11/18/2016

    Healthcare is a heavily documented business. From patient management to compliance upkeep, paper shuffling plays a major role in the day-to-day activities of organizational staff and clinicians alike.

  • Innovations In Radiology: Get The Right *Beeping* Results
    5/28/2015

    There is a culture of certainty in healthcare that is driving unnecessary testing and increasing costs, but some organizations are using the latest technology innovations in radiology to help improve patient care and protect their bottom line. By Karen Holzberger, VP and GM Diagnostics, Nuance

  • Data Analytics – The Hidden Gem In Helping To Combat The Opioid Epidemic
    10/24/2018

    The opioid epidemic continues to threaten the public’s health, wellbeing, and ultimately, its wallet. There is no one path to avert this crisis, but industry stakeholders have a unique opportunity to come together and leverage new technology and tools to identify, mitigate and manage current and future situations of opioid abuse. So how can Big Data and analytics help healthcare reduce health risks and stop fraud, waste and abuse? It starts by identifying and evaluating the entities who contribute to potential risk, or who are at risk, within the various stages of the healthcare ecosystem.

  • Patient Privacy: 6 Steps To Ensure HIPAA Compliance
    9/17/2019

    Technology is at the forefront of much of the innovation within the healthcare industry. New advancements are improving everything from patient care procedures to information availability, but many companies are struggling to manage the ancillary side effects of this rapid digitalization.

  • Top Payer Priorities For 2020: Optimizing Operating Costs And Boosting Network Efficiency
    1/13/2020

    The health plan market is undergoing a drastic transformation. In the past, the competition had been lean with just a small number of payers. However, the market dynamics are changing. Since 2017, the number of MA plan choices per county has increased by 49 percent. The competition is said to grow even more in the coming years as more health plans are set to enter the market, owing to the fact that nearly 26 million baby boomers will age into Medicare through 2030.

  • Vitality Health Services — The Search For A Secure Place To Store Data
    8/15/2019

    Technology has rapidly changed the chiropractic industry. Less than 5 years ago, only a handful of large chiropractic practices could afford X-ray machines. With the advancement in radiological equipment technology, the cost of this equipment has decreased significantly. Patients are also asking for a quicker turnaround on X-ray diagnostics, forcing their chiropractic care professionals to invest in this technology located on-premises.

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