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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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Will Robots Redesign Healthcare Policy?
How robotics has the power to transform healthcare. By Christine Kern, contributing writer
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Cybersecurity Report Shows 320% Increase In Hacking Attacks In 2016
Ransomware is now a prominent threat to hospitals. By Christine Kern, contributing writer
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25% Of Healthcare Organizations Don't Encrypt Patient Data In The Cloud
Cloud encryption alone is not enough; it must be paired with tougher regulation. By Christine Kern, contributing writer
HIMSS14 NEWS
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Kontakt.io Introduces Patient Journey Analytics To Transform Hospital Operations Through Digital Twin Intelligence1/7/2026
Kontakt.io today launched Patient Journey Analytics, a next-generation data intelligence layer that eliminates operational uncertainty in hospitals by unifying clinical and operational data into a continuous, actionable view of patient care.
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Yonalink And PSP Announce Collaboration To Streamline Electronic Health Record Data Into EDC Systems For Clinical Trials In Japan1/6/2026
Yonalink and PSP today announced a strategic collaboration aimed at simplifying the integration of medical information stored in Electronic Health Records (EHRs) into Electronic Data Capture (EDC) systems used in clinical trials.
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b.well Launches The First-Ever SDK For Health AI Assistants12/18/2025
b.well Connected Health, the most connected digital health platform for AI-powered consumer experiences, today unveiled the first SDK built to power healthcare AI assistants with clean, connected, real-time health data and to provide self-service features that let individuals take action through conversational AI.
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Introducing Hundred Health: The First Truly Integrated Health Platform That Turns Data Into Personalized 100-Day Action Plans12/16/2025
Hundred Health today announced the launch of its integrated health platform and mobile app, ushering in a new era of proactive and personalized health management.
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Mt. San Rafael Hospital Selects Oracle Health To Optimize Financial Performance, Enhance Patient Care12/16/2025
Mt. San Rafael Hospital and Clinics (MSRHC), recognized as one of the nation's Top 20 critical access hospitals, has selected Oracle Health to power its electronic health record (EHR) platform and advance clinical and financial performance across its system.
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The Great Promise - A Look Ahead To Effective Health Information Exchange2/22/2010Health information technology and the exchange of health information are critical to next steps in improving healthcare quality, increasing the efficiency of care, and developing expanded, more consistent access. Indeed, almost all of the envisioned benefits of health information technology are dependent in one way or another on the electronic exchange of information that is now done by phone, with paper or fax, or not done at all. The advent of electronic health records and electronic information exchange offers great promise, but also come with great challenges for information security and existing work processes. It is critical to set a long-term vision that ultimately improves health outcomes and incrementally proves that the value of health IT is tangible and worth ongoing investments.
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Case Study: DXi7500 Cures Hawaii Department Of Health's Backup Ills10/27/2009Hawaii may be known as a paradise where life takes on a relaxed pace, but even there, islanders grow impatient when a technology bottleneck interferes with their ability to get work done. So when the BT Emergency Preparedness & Response branch of the state’s Department of Health realized that its weekend backup was still grinding away come Monday morning, the IT team knew it was time to find a new data protection solution. By Quantum
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Berkshire Health Systems, Inc. Automates ED Charge Entry And Coding Process For Meditech Users9/16/2009Berkshire Health Systems is a private, not-for-profit organization serving western Massachusetts. With 350 beds, it is the region?s leading provider of comprehensive healthcare services, and serves the area through a number of affiliates. By Biz Tech
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Improving Staff Training And Patient Education With Telehealth Data10/13/2016
Have you ever taken the time to analyze data about your patients? Access to data about common chief complaints can create a valuable step in staff training — a step that can improve the patient experience. By David Thompson, CEO and chief medical officer, Health Navigator
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Intelligent Wellness Automation Arrives In 20171/24/2017
Automation may summon dystopian visions of a labor force crowded out by machines that work 24/7, don’t take breaks, or demand a competitive benefits package. But, according to Accenture’s report Intelligent Automation Is Changing Healthcare, 2016, “Intelligent automation really means combining technology with people to get a job done — either in a more effective way or a more productive way.” By Sam Salbi, CEO, FitLyfe
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Why Email Encryption Is Crucial In The EHR Age8/25/2011This article uncovers the vulnerabilities inherent in email communication and why email encryption is crucial to protecting PHI in this era of EHR ubiquity. By Daniel Stevens, Chief Executive Officer, Send Technology Inc.