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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 IF4 is a simple reader or “peripheral device”, with best in class dense reader mode performance, specifically designed with a RS232 port for a cost effective solution for implementing RFID by attaching the reader to a programmable logic controller (PLC).

Alarm Lock’s Trilogy access locks are an easy, inexpensive solution to meeting your client’s healthcare and privacy requirements. Our advanced access control locks are less than half the price of a wired system and are BHMA Grade 1 Certified to stand up against the test of time. Trilogy’s scalable access solution performs flawlessly in high-traffic areas, supporting 100 to 2,000 individual users and meets JHACO/CoPs/CMS regulations hands down.
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.
Risk Assessment Manager provides everything you need to expose areas of risk within your healthcare organization and respond quickly and appropriately. Integrated, Web-based tools save time and lower the costs of risk management in healthcare.
The Philips Digital Pocket Memo 9600 series sets new standards in advanced functionality and style. Voice commands, on-board file encryption and password protection are but a few of the powerful features of the 9600. The ergonomic design lends itself to unparalleled user friendliness to create dictations, and the intuitive controls are easy to use.
Healthcare organizations worldwide trust IBM Cognos software to help them drive operational efficiencies and reduce costs, improve the quality of care they deliver, and support innovative clinical research.

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    9/6/2016

    Imagine you’re a patient at the doctor’s office. You recently had surgery, and your doctor is explaining the aftercare instructions. But the words are complicated, the directions are complex, and you find yourself stuck. What would you do? This is a common problem that has significant consequences.

  • Security And Video Quality Essential For Building Trust During Telehealth Encounters
    3/18/2016

    Establishing intimacy and building trust between provider and patient is important for effective healthcare delivery, but it can also be a challenge. Telehealth encounters, due to the physical distance and sensory limitations of electronic communication, can make that connection even more difficult.

  • GDPR Vs. HIPAA — Noting The Differences
    12/15/2017

    If you are in the United Kingdom or anywhere in the European Union, you may have already started working towards GDPR compliance. The General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) is a set of compliance requirements that comes into effect in May 2018 and will apply to any organization that deals with data provided by citizens of the European Union. In other words, this ruling can apply to your organization even if you are based outside the EU but handle data pertaining to patients from the EU.

  • A Simple Text Message To Save Over 13 Million Lives
    7/26/2019

    Consumerism in healthcare was never a widely discussed topic until very recently, however, things are changing and how! Innovating while respecting the mandates in place should be the road ahead, definitely.

  • HITRUST In Action: How Healthcare Organizations Use HITRUST To Protect Patients And Beyond
    9/5/2017

    Keeping data safe has become complicated process in the last few years. In 2016, the United States faced a 40-percent increase in data breaches compared to 2015 – exposing social security numbers, addresses and more. By Jenifer Rees, Principal Quality Engineering Consultant and Andrew Hosch, security and development groups, Base2 Solutions

  • Data Analytics Becoming The New Stethoscope Thanks To Automation And AI
    5/11/2018

    As databases and analytic platforms accelerate and improve, specifically through automation, machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI), these systems will transcend decision-making support for individual patients and make much more far-reaching predictions about patient populations.

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