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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 BioWedge™ Finger Scanner is simply the world's best identification system. Easy-to-use & integrate...the applications are limitless!
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.
For years TEKLYNX bar code software has been working behind the scenes in healthcare, helping the industry that helps others. From medication labels to patient ID tracking to inventory control, TEKLYNX software solutions provide the reliability and security necessary when working with critical healthcare data.
DigitalPersona Privacy Manager Pro is a centrally-managed secure communication solution for businesses. It enables sensitive documents and communication to remain private, secure and unaltered wherever they are transmitted or stored.
ChiroTouch chiropractic software system is state-of-the-art practice management software designed specifically for the chiropractic practice. ChiroTouch is your best source for combined Electronic Medical Records (EMR), billing, chiropractic SOAP notes, advanced scheduling and practice management software. Using the latest Microsoft .NET connectivity, our chiropractic software provides a highly intuitive and fully customizable documentation system that allows your office to spend more time providing quality patient care.
Enterprise Resource Planning has been the ultimate solution to many sectors and healthcare is no exception. Hospitals require more connectivity because the information to be passed is vital and will not serve the purpose if it does not reach in time.

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  • A Plague Of Data Breaches Leaves Healthcare Vulnerable
    11/3/2015

    The surge in cyber-attacks targeting healthcare continues unabated. In 2015, healthcare records accounted for more than one-third of the total records compromised in data breaches. According to the Ponemon Institute, the healthcare industry witnessed a 125 percent increase in breaches in the last five years, at a cost of $6 billion a year. But why the healthcare industry, and why now? By Kevin Ketts, VP of Strategy and Operations, NopSec

  • Using Analytics For Healthier Encounters
    3/23/2018

    It’s no secret that a new business model has been emerging for the healthcare industry over the last several years. From its early days at the end of the previous century, the Managed Care model has slowly but surely been making its way into every nook and cranny of an industry desperately in need of reinventing itself. The reasons for this are many, but at its core, the promise of a healthcare delivery system organized to manage cost, utilization and the quality of healthcare services is just too promising to ignore.

  • 6 Challenges Tech Has Brought To Healthcare (And How To Avoid Them)
    12/19/2019

    Technology has changed the way industry professionals approach the idea of healthcare. While many of these innovations are positive — facilitating patient care and ensuring traditional treatments are more effective — they also present some unique challenges. Why? Because this technology is something the industry has never seen before.

  • Improving Patient Care Through Streamlined, Digital Collaboration
    4/2/2019

    In the healthcare industry, it often feels as if the sand is shifting under your feet. Economic, political, market and social forces fluctuate constantly, creating deep uncertainty, while the rapid pace of technological change leaves organizations struggling to catch up. Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are common and complicated. The system’s structure (or lack thereof) contributes as well. The sheer complexity of the landscape and the number of entities involved – patients, providers, insurers, regulatory bodies, governmental layers, political factions and more – make objectives like continuity of care particularly challenging.

  • AHIMA 2009 Convention & Exhibit Booth Visit: MedQuist Booth 1600
    10/26/2009

    MedQuist Inc. is the largest Medical Transcription Service Organization in the world and a player in technology-enabled clinical documentation workflow.

  • Omnichannel Communication: The Frontier Healthcare Needs To Target
    11/4/2019

    One of the many aspects that insurers focus on to create more value through their health plans is to improve communication with the members. In the era of growing digitization, most payers have started to offer online services. However, many beneficiaries still use traditional channels to interact with insurers. Does it imply that members are averse to using digital channels for communication?

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