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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.
The powerful SpeechMike Barcode with integrated Barcode Scanner allows you to attach patient or client information to your dictations and securely allocate the data to the relevant file.
Biometrics have become more and more ubiquitous in our daily lives, from ATM machines to check out aisles at your local market, to personal electronics. Continuing innovations and improvements to the various biometric technologies have made them more accessible to consumers and businesses alike.
Confidential information abounds in healthcare, so healthcare providers must ensure that their records are easy and efficient to obtain, yet secure from unauthorized access.
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.
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.

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  • 5 Reasons Healthcare Organizations Must Consider AI/ML
    8/24/2018

    Artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI and ML, respectively) are the technologies du jour. IT and product teams are applying AI and ML solutions to everything from robotics to refrigerators, everywhere machines produce performance and/or environmental data. But how can AI and ML benefit healthcare equipment maintenance, not typically viewed as a hotbed of innovation? In fact, there is an abundance of ways AI and ML can bring new levels of revenue increases and cost savings to healthcare organizations by rapidly creating new, actionable insights for maintenance teams.

  • Case Study: OhioHealth Selects PhoneFactor Over RSA Tokens For Two-Factor Authentication
    11/11/2009
    OhioHealth is a nationally recognized, not-for-profit healthcare organization serving and supporting Ohio’s healthcare needs.
  • EHRs In A VBP World: 3 Ways Technology Can Empower Better Outcomes For Value-Based Care
    6/28/2018

    Over the past several years, federal and state programs, grants and commercial payers alike have embraced value-based payment (VBP) models in an effort to improve care quality and slow cost growth. While this shift began in the physical health sector, it is now permeating behavioral health. Given the costs associated with behavioral health, it’s no surprise the industry has united in pursuit of greater value.

  • 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.

  • The Pros And Cons Of EHRs In The Cloud
    5/27/2015

    Patient health records – how secure are they? Fast on the heels of the Anthem breach, news of the Premera Blue Cross cyberattack overtook the headlines. According to a Redspin Report, more than 40 million Americans suffered a breach of their personal health information between 2009 and 2014. Of the PHI data breaches in 2014, more than 50 percent were due to hacking attacks; unauthorized access or disclosure was the cause of a third of the hacks. However, as many institutions prefer to avoid the liability, costs and damage to their reputation that result from disclosure and notification, many breaches go unreported, so that the actual numbers might be much higher. By Amit Cohen, CEO, FortyCloud

  • Case Study: Silver Cross Hospital Increases Patient Satisfaction With Kiosk Technology
    1/18/2011
    This case study highlights how a self-service kiosk helped Silver Cross Hospital reduce patient wait times. Since implementing the solution Silver Cross has improved its Press Ganey wait-time rankings from the 80th to the 92nd percentile.

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