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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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In the midst of the Information Age we face the reality that ever more digital content is being created, stored and distributed, and there’s no end in sight. With as much as 90% of that data being unstructured, such as documents, spreadsheets, images and the like, storage as usual will not suffice in this new reality as organizations demand simpler, more affordable, scalable and reliable storage for digital content. The increasing demand requires a scale-out architecture that delivers infrastructure that supports private and public storage clouds and can seamlessly scale to meet evolving business needs.

The Intermec SG20 is an affordable, high performance family of handheld scanners available in tethered or cordless models. Designed to the needs of healthcare, the SG20 helps to ensure that patient safety standards are consistently met.

Fully integrated EMR and practice management software. Transfer all of your exams to AltaPoint with our EMR Exam Word Lists. Document Systems as Normal and annotate exceptions to the Systems in the exam. AltaPoint EMR is uniquely configured to allow any specialty to customize AltaPoint to accept entry for all of your exams. Any specialty will benefit from the use of our AltaPoint EMR.
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.
The Accounts Receivable module efficiently tracks customers, manages invoices, processes receipts and prints statements.
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.

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  • Big Data And The Future Of The NHS
    4/15/2016

    There is no doubt the NHS is an expansive organization that is as perplexing as it is vast. Indeed, one look at its structure is enough to inspire confusion; its layout reminiscent of a shopping-center map without the helpful “You are here” marker. Instead, disparate boxes devoid of holistic rationale represent our place in a rigid system that faces enormous challenges to remain operational with current spending.

  • Three Reasons To Consider Taking That Health Care IT Job
    5/23/2013

    Current health care industry trends show a movement towards health care IT to provide adequate services to the growing number of patients and to keep costs low. Here are three reasons to make the jump from corporate office to health care IT.

  • 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.
  • Applying Retail Principles To Healthcare Can Improve Patient Engagement
    3/9/2020

    Like other industries, healthcare is evolving to deliver in a digital world. High deductible plans and greater out-of-pocket costs mean more patients are putting on their consumer hats when seeking healthcare services. In turn, health systems are consolidating and taking on risk, requiring a retail-like mindset to engage with patients. To improve patient engagement, follow these tips.

  • Why Healthcare Should Double-Down On AI-Powered BI For Reporting
    11/18/2019

    Understanding data is critical to every business, but especially to those of us in healthcare.

  • Inside NSW Health: Troubleshooting Wi-Fi Performance Issues With Critical Duress Tags
    8/22/2018

    Troubleshooting today’s networks can be a constant challenge, especially when you’re responsible for hunting down business-critical issues among multiple distributed locations. As the network manager for NSW (New South Wales) Local Health District, my team is responsible for managing network, server, Wi-Fi and PC support across an environment that spans 12 hospital locations and approximately 22 community health centers throughout Southeastern Australia.

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