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• Medical group sees the future in value-based healthcare

  The fee-for-service healthcare payment model is broken, according to the CEO of a medical group. The better model, and the path to better patient care, he says, is value-based care. Continue Reading

• value-based healthcare

  Value-based healthcare, also known as value-based care, is a payment model that rewards healthcare providers for providing quality care to patients. Continue Reading

• clinical trial

  A clinical trial, also known as a clinical research study, is a protocol to evaluate the effects and efficacy of experimental medical treatments or behavioral interventions on health outcomes. Continue Reading

• Preventing diagnostic errors in medicine with software

  In this podcast, a medical expert talks about how physicians can avoid diagnostic errors -- a top threat to patient safety -- by using AI-based clinical decision support software. Continue Reading

• Hospitals bone up on medical device cybersecurity plans

  Healthcare cybersecurity can be likened to those old movie westerns pitting the good guys against the bad guys. Back then, however, it was easy to distinguish the white hats from the black hats. Not so in today's complex, sinister world of computer ... Continue Reading

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  • value-based healthcare
  • clinical trial
  • 21st Century Cures Act
  • patient engagement

  • Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA, ACA or Obamacare)
  • U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM)
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  • FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)

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• 21st Century Cures Act

  The 21st Century Cures Act is a wide-ranging healthcare bill that funds medical research and development, medical device innovation, mental health research and care, opioid addiction treatment and prevention, and health information technology.Continue Reading

• patient engagement

  Patient engagement is an ideal healthcare situation in which people are well-informed about -- and motivated to be involved -- in their own medical care.Continue Reading

• Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA, ACA or Obamacare)

  The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (more commonly referred to as the Affordable Care Act, ACA or Obamacare) is a healthcare law passed by Congress in 2010 during the administration of President Barack Obama.Continue Reading

• Patient retention strategies must go beyond mobile check-ins

  Healthcare organizations will have to go beyond traditional approaches to patient retention if they want to keep their patients. Personalized recommendations are one place to start.Continue Reading

• Mobile in healthcare a strong prescription for improved patient care

  Walk the corridors of any modern hospital, from intensive care to patient units to emergency rooms, and you'll see the familiar banks of workstations where doctors and nurses busily access patient records and type in critical updates. For years, ...Continue Reading

• CIO discusses health systems' projects with mobile healthcare services

  Mobile health services should be focused on the consumer experience. One CIO discusses this and what his healthcare organization is doing in the mobile space.Continue Reading

• U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM)

  The U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM) is the largest biomedical library in the world.Continue Reading

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

  Promoting a healthy general public and sharing data about chronic diseases are main goals of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).Continue Reading

• Patient engagement technology can improve outcomes and enhance care

  Patient engagement tools, such as virtual assistants and health apps, can help healthcare providers improve the physician-patient relationship and improve outcomes.Continue Reading

• Patient engagement tools bring consumer vibes to healthcare

  Patients are acting more like consumers and therefore have higher expectations of their healthcare providers. New technologies are needed to truly engage them.Continue Reading

• FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)

  The FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) regulates the production and sale of food, medicine, health technology and cosmetic products. The FDA, also called the USFDA, approves drugs and medical devices for sale and recalls unsafe products.Continue Reading

• Salesforce being used as behavioral health tech by Easter Seals Bay Area

  One healthcare organization is using Salesforce's Health Cloud as behavioral health tech to better schedule care givers, coordinate care and share patient information.Continue Reading

• The adoption of cloud in healthcare from a CIO's view

  CIO Harun Rashid discusses the adoption of cloud in healthcare as well as the barriers and concerns many health IT professionals have when it comes to cloud computing.Continue Reading

• Patient matching technology helps HIE reduce duplicate records

  In this Innovation Spotlight, SearchHealthIT looks at how an HIE reduced duplicate patient records by using NextGate's patient matching technology.Continue Reading

• Preserve the patient-provider relationship with cybersecurity

  CIOs share the healthcare cybersecurity strategies and technologies they are using to secure their organizations at HIMSS 2016.Continue Reading

• AdvancedEPCS: E-prescribing technology in healthcare

  In this Innovation Spotlight, SearchHealthIT takes a look at AdvancedMD's e-prescribing cloud application.Continue Reading

• Revenue cycle management, after the ICD-10 implementation

  Now that the ICD-10 transition is out of the way, revenue cycle management professionals are tracking their performance against the new code set. This handbook offers guidance to ensure that the transition to ICD-10 remains smooth and provides tips ...Continue Reading

• One doc's journey to Health 3.0, the healthcare of the future

  With all the innovations in healthcare technology, health IT is still far from where it should be, says Zubin "ZDogg" Damania, the creative founder of Turntable Health.Continue Reading

• Medication adherence app shown at Connected Health

  Medisafe, an mHealth medication adherence app, was showcased at Connected Health Symposium. The startup, which has two million-plus users, is now looking for bigger partners.Continue Reading

• Telemedicine technology and patient engagement initiatives

  Vendors of unified communications systems are aware of the value their products offer to healthcare providers with telemedicine technology.Continue Reading

• Wearable health technology and HIPAA: What is and isn't covered

  Healthcare data many think is protected by HIPAA may not be. With wearable health technology, some experts are concerned by what's not covered.Continue Reading

• Joint Commission

  The Joint Commission is an independent group that presently accredits 20,500 healthcare facilities in the United States by performing onsite evaluations.Continue Reading

• HL7 (Health Level Seven International)

  HL7 (Health Level Seven International) is a set of standards, formats and definitions for exchanging and developing electronic health records (EHRs).Continue Reading

• Technologies behind value-based care

  Steve Stanic, vice president and CIO at Mississippi Baptist Health System, explains what technology is needed to make value-based healthcare happen.Continue Reading

• Early steps to value-based healthcare

  The VP and CIO at Mississippi Baptist Health System, gives pointers on how healthcare organizations can work to make value-based healthcare a reality.Continue Reading

• Craft employee wellness programs for better population health

  Inclusion of wearable devices, EHR integration and analytics data are a few items providers consider when forming a wellness plan for employees.Continue Reading

• American Medical Association (AMA)

  The American Medical Association (AMA) is a physician group that works for healthcare reform and publishes a collection of medical journals.Continue Reading

• The top six priorities of a new healthcare CIO

  Assessing performance strengths and identifying any gaps should be part of a healthcare CIO's plan of attack when joining a new organization.Continue Reading

• Technology strengthening physician-patient relationship

  Patient engagement technology is changing the healthcare landscape as providers use new ways to communicate with patients and improve health services.Continue Reading

• Mobile technology aiding quality improvement in healthcare

  How physicians access data has been the center of mobile studies. Our expert says it's time to gauge the quality improvement aspect of mobile tech.Continue Reading

• Quiz: PACS integration with other imaging systems and EHRs

  Implementing a PACS requires preparation and adjustments to be made along the way. Take this quiz to test your knowledge of hospital imaging systems.Continue Reading

• Not just another health IT term, telecare benefits the elderly

  Amidst a collection of remote patient monitoring terms, 'telecare' has emerged as a word describing proactive care for the elderly.Continue Reading

• Patient interest, better tech will lead to shared decision making

  Online groups for patients with the same conditions and smarter technology may turn physicians into a smaller part of treatment processes.Continue Reading

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

  The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is a U.S. government agency that functions as a part of the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) to support research to help improve the quality of health care.Continue Reading