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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 Ultra Phoenix is an integrated state-of-the-art touch-screen computer-based nurse call system.
Accounts Payable Automation solutions enable you to scan, classify, and index paper documents as well as electronic invoices. EMC and partners offer Accounts Payable Automation solutions that help to improve the entire accounts payable process.
With StatCom’s Hospital Operating System™ hospitals achieve very real and demonstrable patient throughput gains in less than one year on the order of $3 to $11M depending upon their size and throughput improvement opportunity.
With its innovative new features, speed and reliability and advanced scanning technology, the Epson GT-S80 sheet-fed scanner is ideal for commercial lockbox applications.

PR2/PR3 durable mobile receipt printers are ideal for invoice printing and secure payment capture capabilities within the direct store delivery, field service, mobile point of sale and electronic citation markets.

4medica, the leading independent provider of Web-based connectivity between physicians and clinical laboratories, recently announced the launch of its Integrated Health Record (IHR), which includes modular components designed to enable hospitals and eligible providers to demonstrate "meaningful use" and qualify for federal government incentives in 2011.

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FEATURED CONTENT

  • Why Healthcare Facilities Should Consider Managed IT Services
    10/13/2020

    Every day, organizations across the world continue to achieve technological advancements and breakthroughs. Although these developments are not specific to any one industry, we tend to see this occur most often in healthcare.

  • A New Day — And New Technology — Has Emerged For Patient Education And Safety
    3/21/2017

    Healthcare delivery is undergoing a transformation driven in large part by healthcare regulations such as MACRA and MIPS, not to mention the heightened focus on patient-centered care and value-based care that is central to the ACA. By Nicole Latimer, CEO, The StayWell Company, LLC

  • The Future Of Value-Based Care: 5 Years From Now
    7/31/2017

    About 20 years ago, healthcare in the U.S. cost an average of $2,800 per person. Ten years later, that figure had shot up to $4,700 per person. Over the years, the cost of healthcare has risen as high as $10,345 per person.

  • Top Trends In Digital Health For 2019
    12/20/2018

    Last year was the year of the consumer, and there’s no sign of a change any time soon. Consumers increasingly value experience over product, and have come to expect personalized, targeted experiences — radically shifting the focus of the business marketplace. The healthcare landscape is no exception to this shift: it is increasingly driven by the needs and desires of patients. But innovations in digital health look different from those in DTC technology and as technology becomes more sophisticated, however, concerns are being mitigated. And as consumer demand continues to dominate the marketplace, the healthcare industry — supported by the policy makers — is increasingly on board with tech innovation. Here are some things to look out for in the coming year.

  • Biometrics For Patient Identification: Obstacles And Opportunities
    12/5/2018

    As healthcare continues to combat patient identification issues, biometric technology is poised to gain greater traction at hospitals and other health-related organizations seeking to prevent medical errors, combat fraud and identity theft, improve their patient matching abilities, and safeguard their reputations.

  • Advancing Interoperability: The Need For Collaboration, Partnership, And Commitment
    5/12/2017

    The past 10 years has seen a rapid evolution of healthcare information technology. In 2007, only a small fraction of hospitals and physician practices used EHRs; now they’re almost ubiquitous, used by more than 87 percent of doctors and more than 94 percent of hospitals. Although the capture of digital information in EHRs is nearly ubiquitous, there are still opportunities to improve health information sharing capabilities as organizations strive to advance population health and further participate in value-based care.

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