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• ShiftWise Customer Case Study: Memorial Health System

  11/23/2009

  Memorial Health System is an award-winning provider of comprehensive health care services in southern Colorado. The 650-bed healthcare system is comprised of three hospitals, 12 ancillary facilities and 4,500 employees in the Colorado Springs region. By Shiftwise
• Consumers Must Be The Focus Of Providers' Value-Based Technology For Managing Risk

  1/16/2020

  Providers negotiating risk-based health plan contracts or considering Medicare Value-Based payment options have to decide how they are going to avoid devastating financial losses. As capitation re-emerges as a dominant payment type, providers are using various technologies to supplement their current EHRs and financial systems. Their priorities are on spotting patients and providers who may generate "excessive" costs compared to targets and improve performance.

• A Historical Look At The Evolution Of Clinical Decision Support

  1/4/2018

  When discussing the evolution of Clinical Decision Support (CDS) with regards to diagnostic imaging, it’s always good to step back from all of the acronyms and look at the big picture. This is especially true when it comes to the diagnostic process and quality of care.

• Cybercrime Is Bad For Your Health

  5/18/2016

  Hardly a week goes by without a hospital, healthcare provider or health insurer falling prey to some form of ransomware — a big problem that is only getting bigger. Leading hospitals such as Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, MedStar Health’s Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, MD, and Methodist Hospital in Henderson, KY have fallen victim to these attacks. The recent Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) saw ransomware attacks rise 16 percent overall this year and, according to Brookings Center for Technology Innovation study, 23 percent of all data breaches occurred in healthcare, tripling over the last two years alone.

• Managing A Skeletal Office During The Holidays

  12/17/2018

  Many professionals take off during the holidays, and it’s important that management creates a plan to account for the decrease of employees in the office to ensure work still gets done. Following are some tips to help plan for and manage a skeletal office during the holidays.

• Addressing Interoperability In Healthcare

  11/2/2016

  Healthcare organizations are notoriously complicated. Data pours in 24/7 from myriad sources, and each patient record incorporates information from numerous clinical applications, financial applications, and beyond. It’s critical these systems work together seamlessly to ensure record accuracy, and ultimately high-level care. The need for simple information sharing is clear, and yet, true interoperability in healthcare remains a challenge for several reasons.