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AthenaHealth sale raises questions for existing customers
AthenaHealth announces it is set to be purchased for $5.7 billion by two private equity firms. One consultant plans to watch the new company's customer service levels.
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Health IT can't afford to neglect mobile device security
As mobile devices become more common in healthcare, cybercriminals are taking advantage of the increased attack surface. Health IT must be diligent in protecting these endpoints.
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Healthcare may soon benefit from digital assistants
At their respective conferences this spring, Microsoft and Google unveiled new features for their digital assistants that may help them gain adoption in healthcare.
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Invistics software enhances drug theft monitoring
Using machine learning, Invistics software provides a real-time look at drug theft incidents, according to one health system's drug diversion specialist.
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Health IT can't afford to neglect mobile device security
As mobile devices become more common in healthcare, cybercriminals are taking advantage of the increased attack surface. Health IT must be diligent in protecting these endpoints.
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CMS replaces meaningful use with new program
CMS is replacing meaningful use with 'Promoting Interoperability' and proposing new Medicare payment programs with looser physician reporting rules and more price transparency.
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What's behind the attitude change toward AI in radiology?
AI in radiology pushes the move to quantitative imaging, and brings new opportunities, as well as challenges to technology developers from different vendors.
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Value-based care puts payer-provider convergence in focus
Taking an untraditional route to value-based care, payer-and-provider partnerships highlight the collaborations between benefit planners and healthcare systems.
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Population health, payer-providers look to streamline care
Clinicians, health IT professionals, insurance carriers and others have started a slow roll toward improved patient outcomes using methods based on healthcare reform.
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Where blockchain in healthcare might actually make a difference
It’s almost too easy to dismiss the idea of blockchain in healthcare. The first major application of blockchain -- Bitcoin – does feel kind of sketchy (all the currency that went “missing”) and the ...
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Healthcare may soon benefit from digital assistants
At their respective conferences this spring, Microsoft and Google unveiled new features for their digital assistants that may help them gain adoption in healthcare.
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Where blockchain in healthcare might actually make a difference
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Invistics software enhances drug theft monitoring
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Value-based care puts payer-provider convergence in focus
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How can hospitals combat social engineering attacks?
Social engineering continues to be a threat to healthcare organizations. Hospital IT departments must be aware of the common techniques use to deceive unsuspecting users.
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Health IT can't afford to neglect mobile device security
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How to thwart duplicate medical records
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Patient vs. healthcare consumer? Musings on the CVS/Aetna merger
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Expert says Anthem data breach shows need to control data access
An expert says the biggest lesson to take away from Anthem healthcare's $16 million HIPAA settlement is the need to control who has access to internal systems and patient data.
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Greater interoperability needs government intervention
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Health IT can contribute to the battle against opioids
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Guard patient data as it migrates to healthcare cloud
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E-Zine | November 2018
Value-based care induces payer-provider convergence
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The evolution of VNA systems and medical imaging modalities
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E-Zine | September 2018
Cloud in healthcare rises above privacy, compliance pressures
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E-Handbook | August 2018
Speed off with flash storage benefits for healthcare
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Biometrics in healthcare further protects clinical data
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ICD-10-CM (Clinical Modification)
The ICD-10-CM (Clinical Modification) is a system used by physicians and other healthcare providers to classify and code all diagnoses, symptoms and procedures recorded in conjunction with hospital care in the United States.
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computerized physician order entry (CPOE)
Computerized physician order entry (CPOE), also known as computerized provider order entry or computerized practitioner order entry, refers to the process of a medical professional entering and sending medication orders and treatment instructions ...
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AthenaHealth sale raises questions for existing customers
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How the FHIR API is moving interoperability forward
Pioneering work with the FHIR API is beginning to pay off in interoperable applications for EHRs. And that could mean sweeping changes in healthcare.
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Partnership aims to increase accessibility of PDMP data
Allscripts partners with Appriss Health to make access to PDMP data easier and available to clinicians within their workflows.
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- ICD-10-CM (Clinical Modification)
- computerized physician order entry (CPOE)
- ICD-10 (International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision)
- telemedicine
- PACS (picture archiving and communication system)
- registered health information technician (RHIT)
- Cerner Corp.
- clinical decision support system (CDSS)