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• Navigating Encryption In A HIPAA World

  11/6/2017

  How much would a HIPAA violation really cost? Recently, one healthcare provider paid a class action lawsuit settlement of $3 million for losing two laptops, each with over 1 million unencrypted patient records.

• How On-Demand Care Clinics Can Avoid False Claims Penalties And Stay Compliant

  11/2/2018

  Processing an increasing number of claims can be a challenge for clinics without a billing service, not only because of the volume, but also because private payers have different policies and guidelines that can be confusing and difficult to keep up with. While many payers follow CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) guidelines, regulations can still vary by both state and payer.

• The Right Population Health Analytics To Transform The Patient Experience

  6/14/2018

  Consider a situation where healthcare is not just an industry term- a situation where EHRs are not an integral part of physicians schedule but just a support to providing care. All considered, imagine a situation where patient-centric care actually involves the patient, and patient engagement is not just a buzzword but a reality. Unfortunately, all these imaginations were supposed to be a reality, but still, healthcare managers and organizations are struggling with the problems such as the lack of patients’ adherence to medication, varying trends in the population health, and a lot more. Patient populations, nowadays, expect the same on-demand delivery convenience from the healthcare organizations as they get from the other companies like Netflix.

• Why ACOs Need More From HIT

  10/16/2018

  As Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) take on more risk under the new Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP), they must provide quality care while generating cost savings. This challenge is especially pronounced within the fast-growing senior population, the group most likely to experience a serious or advanced illness and who often need extensive healthcare services.

• 2017 Will Be The Year Of The Cloud In Healthcare

  11/28/2016

  Healthcare has experienced profound change over the past several years, with 2017 promising more of the same. While many recent changes, such as the mandatory adoption of EHRs, have been driven by federal policy, next year’s changes will be driven by the need to deliver outstanding service to healthcare consumers while keeping costs in check.

• EHR Failure: What's A Practice To Do?

  11/15/2017

  Physician dissatisfaction with EHRs has been well-documented in recent years, as has the growth of the EHR replacement market. In Kalorama Information’s report, The State of the EMR Market in 2017, the authors estimate that approximately 15 percent of physicians are seeking EHR replacement systems in order to mitigate frustrations with awkward and non-intuitive interfaces and functionality gaps.