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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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Basware Invoice Processing is a cutting-edge electronic invoice processing solution that eliminates the need to manually process purchase invoices. This solution supports electronic workflow, revision, cost allocation and approval of invoices as well as transfer to an organization’s ERP or financial system.
Protiviti’s Electronic Discovery professionals help organizations institute a systematic and disciplined approach to evaluate and improve their electronic discovery (e-discovery) capabilities.
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.
Web 2.0 is profoundly changing the way we work and interact. More than 90 of the top 100 Web sites are categorized as social networking or search sites, supporting dynamic or user-generated content. Many organizations are embracing the Web as a business platform, but Web 2.0 technologies, such as blogs, wikis, social networking sites, and RSS feeds, render traditional security technologies such as antivirus, Web reputation, and basic URL filtering ineffective.
Modernizing health IT is a key focus for economic recovery - governments around the world are funding strategic stimulus initiatives for IT investment in healthcare, such as the American Recovery & Reinvestment (ARRA) HITECH Act 2009.
Today’s enterprise is at the center of a number of conflicting trends related to changes in the network. Data centers are consolidating as enterprises are scaling beyond headquarters to regional, branch, and remote locations, and often the network functions as the primary connection between these locations. In order to be competitive, today’s enterprise network must be open for business wherever, whenever, and however business is done.

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  • Safeguard Against Medication Errors With Automated Dispensing Cabinets
    6/18/2010
    While monitoring the proper use of all medications is important, monitoring controlled substances is one of the highest priorities. Statistics have shown an increased awareness and prevalence of controlled substance diversion. By CareFusion
  • To Fully Implement Value-Based Care, We'll Have To Redefine Value Itself
    2/10/2020

    When it comes to value-based care and all of the possibilities it promises, the discussion is usually lively. There’s a problem, however: Instead of focusing on how to get from point A to point B during implementation, it often veers into how we can jump straight to point Z. If point Z is to fully achieve value-based care, there are many more steps to take in between.

  • 4 Steps To Greater Cybersecurity In Healthcare Organizations
    7/13/2018

    Cybersecurity risks in healthcare have increased significantly. Close to 90 percent of healthcare companies have been breached at least once and now, more than 25 percent of all data breaches are related to healthcare.

  • Connect And Protect: Zero-Trust Helps Secure Electronic Medical Records
    12/1/2017

    The Zero Trust model of security, long a hot topic among CISOs, is being implemented today in healthcare. Virtualization, visibility, and automation in the software-defined data center make the approach practical, helping organizations minimize threats to patient data and safety, even as their digital care ecosystems expand.

  • Data Management At North America's First Fully Digital Hospital
    5/19/2016

    Humber River Hospital has established an impressive history of firsts in patient care and service, including establishing Ontario’s first Center of Excellence for laparoscopic bariatric surgery, first nocturnal dialysis program, and first community hospital in Canada to acquire and use a surgical robot. Similarly, Humber River Hospital leveraged BridgeHead’s expertise with MEDITECH to provide backup for the hospital’s MEDITECH environment. Having partnered with MEDITECH since 2001, today BridgeHead is the company’s solo vendor in the market with a data protection and management solution.

  • White Paper: Flawed Human Behavior Could Threaten Success Of Stimulus EMR Incentive Program
    8/31/2009
    As someone involved in the digital document and content management business I have watched the approaching stimulus incentives for EMR (electronic medical records) with a great deal of interest. There’s no question that if implemented correctly the stimulus program can accelerate the adoption of more efficient (computer based) record management, resulting in improved health care and reduced costs. By Jeff Nelson

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