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Robotic process automation can speed payer claims processing

Health insurance payers and healthcare providers can take advantage of robotic process automation to make claims processing more efficient by reducing the human component. Continue Reading
To prep for OCR HIPAA audits, try tech risk assessment

Weighing technology risks can help healthcare organizations stay ahead of 2016 HIPAA audits by the Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights. Continue Reading
Analytics drives healthcare data storage in the cloud

The need to run data analytics on patient EHRs and other hospital records has created a greater demand for cloud storage options in healthcare facilities. Continue Reading
CMIO: Steps to solve the healthcare interoperability problem

Stanford Health Care CMIO offers tips on what can be done to improve interoperability in healthcare. Continue Reading
The power of a health bot lies in patient administration

Learn how providers can conserve their resources by using healthcare bots for administrative duties such as appointment scheduling, billing and processing payments. Continue Reading
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Healthcare VDI installations offer protection to health IT

IT departments are weighing VDI implementations in healthcare facilities to decrease the security threats associated with user devices, among other reasons.Continue Reading
With healthcare disaster recovery systems, storage options evolve

As cyberattacks continue to hit health data networks with alarming frequency, providers are increasingly turning to hybrid cloud and other forms of healthcare disaster recovery.Continue Reading
Storage technology in healthcare can aid app performance

Storage is the component that affects virtual desktop performance and virtual application performance more than any other. Here are considerations for hospitals.Continue Reading
Ten ways to stop a ransomware threat targeting healthcare data

Educating employees on Internet safety and limiting their network access are two of the most worthwhile methods for avoiding ransomware attacks on healthcare systems.Continue Reading
Population health analytics needs interoperability

Sharing population health analytics data through interoperability is critical to coordinating care and producing better health outcomes, McKesson Corp. expert says.Continue Reading
The secure virtual desktop streamlines clinical workflow

The technology behind secure desktop virtualization is a good fit for healthcare on a pair of important levels: Physicians get more time, and IT gets more control.Continue Reading
Healthcare application development could gain from gamification

Learn how the trend of gamifying apps can be applied during the health application development process to engage and motivate a larger base of people to improve their wellbeing.Continue Reading
Expert population health tips for value-based reimbursement

McKesson Corp. chief medical officer details population health best practices for value-based reimbursement, including care coordination and keeping patients out of hospitals.Continue Reading
Experts weigh in on HHS' healthcare app development guidance

Who falls under the umbrella of HIPAA? The easy answer is healthcare providers. The not-so-easy answer? App developers.Continue Reading
Two pros offer HIPAA compliance plan advice for app developers

App developers working on mHealth apps may be bound by HIPAA. Two experts share their advice on how to build a robust HIPAA compliance plan.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
HIPAA audit program serious business, expert says

As OCR HIPAA audits get underway, healthcare law expert David Harlow says healthcare organizations should prepare, and that patient access to data will be part of audits.Continue Reading
Smartbeds, teleneurology revive inner-city hospital

An old inner-city Los Angeles hospital was closed, then rebuilt by the county with the latest health IT technology, including smartbeds and teleneurology services.Continue Reading
Health app development contests devised by HHS, ONC

A pair of government healthcare agencies announced three contests that will award six-figure sums to developers that make apps that are assets to patients and providers.Continue Reading
How to choose the right SSO technology for a healthcare organization

There are various types of single sign-on technology that can be applied in any professional environment, including within healthcare facilities, to help authenticate users without requiring them to remember a multitude of different password and ...Continue Reading
Semantic graph database underpins healthcare data lake

A semantic graph database developer uses triple store technology to create healthcare data lakes so providers can use their own and open data for predictive analytics.Continue Reading
What to look for in healthcare enterprise SSO technologies

If your healthcare organization is ready to purchase single sign-on technology, consider the various types offered, and make sure to take a close look at federated SSO.Continue Reading
More healthcare VDI deployments in industry's future

The number of implementations of VDI in healthcare facilities is expected to keep growing in the coming years, thanks to recent strides made in the virtualization market.Continue Reading
Vendors of public cloud platforms pitching to health IT

Unmoved by the benefits of shifting some of their operations to the public cloud, some healthcare providers are letting cloud providers bring their services to them.Continue Reading
Visual data analytics make genomics in healthcare possible

To fully realize genomics in healthcare, the right technology is needed to effectively leverage and use genomic data. One hospital is taking steps toward that goal.Continue Reading
Consumers, providers adopt online doctor appointment scheduling

Using DocASAP, an online doctor appointment scheduling system, healthcare consumers and providers can easily book slots with family care practitioners and specialists.Continue Reading
Intermountain CISO on importance of healthcare data security

Intermountain Healthcare CISO says in a podcast that health data security best practices include thorough training and retraining, encryption technology, and risk assessment.Continue Reading
Common failures of responding to security breaches in healthcare

Attackers that cause healthcare data breaches can sometimes access the breached systems later on. Health IT departments should factor delayed hacks into their recovery plans.Continue Reading
Home healthcare company uses eCaring to stave off ER visits

Population health management tool, eCaring, is helping one home healthcare company reduce ER visits of those with chronic diseases.Continue Reading
Physicians, patients benefit from wearable activity trackers

Wearables are popular with consumers, but physicians are still slow to adopt them for healthcare, says wearables expert Lisa Gualtieri, a Tufts University professor and researcher.Continue Reading
Where the vendor neutral archive stands in medical imaging

Vendor neutral archives were touted as replacements for PACS for medical specialties in need of image storage. This guide explains how far VNAs have come in reaching that goal.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
Before tackling secure texting in healthcare, change culture

Experts say that while lip service for secure communications technology is great, the first step is convincing leaders and clinicians to recognize the risks to health data.Continue Reading
HIPAA covered entities to be tested by audits in 2016

The Office for Civil Rights, under HHS, is ready to begin the next wave of HIPAA compliance audits on covered entities. Find out what they should expect and how to prepare.Continue Reading
MH-CURE's healthcare secure messaging app helps improve ED efficiency

Running around the halls of a hospital to find a doctor or nurse takes precious time. With healthcare secure messaging, one hospital is working to improve communication and efficiency.Continue Reading
Radiology to gain from artificial intelligence in healthcare

Some radiologists may be unsure of how much they can trust artificial intelligence, but they should see it as a tool to review their work and check it against similar cases.Continue Reading
Cloud medical imaging storage is the way of the future

PACS and VNAs are the image storage standards in healthcare. Cloud medical imaging storage presents benefits that may intrigue healthcare providers to ditch PACS and VNAs.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
Healthcare CRM boosted by Salesforce entry

Customer relationship management in healthcare is getting a boost from Salesforce's move into health IT, but other vendors, such as hc1.com, are already occupying the space.Continue Reading
McKesson Corp.

McKesson Corp. is a provider of medicines, pharmaceutical supplies and health information technology including nursing automation, practice management, clinical decision support systems, secure online healthcare communication and electronic health ...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
Iora Health's collaborative care model puts practices in new light

This Innovation Spotlight looks at how Turntable Health uses Iora Health's collaborative care model to improve primary care. One interesting aspect: Health coaches guide patient visits.Continue Reading
Medical 3D printing lowers risk and cost of complex surgeries

One neurosurgeon in upstate New York is working to reduce the risk of complex surgical procedures by using a 3D printer. In doing so, he is also seeing lower costs for surgery.Continue Reading
How to minimize revenue risk when implementing an EHR

A revenue cycle executive passes on six best practices from a series of EHR rollouts that were designed to soften risks to the organization's billing processes.Continue Reading
The next step for healthcare big data: pediatrics

The pediatrics specialty faces many unique challenges when it comes to caring for patients. A panel of experts believes big data can help, including with rare diseases.Continue Reading
CIO, analyst say cloud computing in healthcare meets HIPAA

Many fear cloud computing in healthcare. But a long-term care company disputes that stance, instead going 100% into the cloud while firmly believing it complies with HIPAA.Continue Reading
What executives must know about data breaches in healthcare

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights' investigations into healthcare data breaches produced information that can help stop future leaks.Continue Reading
Physicians hope to make changes to EHR market

The EHR market is saturated with traditional on-premises options, leaving newer vendors to carefully consider which platforms and customers to target.Continue Reading
Startup with ties to athenahealth aims to shake up radiology IT

Candescent Health, a radiology IT startup with ties to athenahealth, aims to shake up radiology with cloud-based analytics software complemented by a human-based service desk.Continue Reading
The diverse use cases for cloud in healthcare

Healthcare cloud services come in various forms, including analytics models and system backups. Those are two of the reasons cloud has the attention of health IT professionals.Continue Reading
Telehealth program key to quality healthcare in Alaska

Alaska is known as the "last frontier" for a reason, and it presents unique healthcare challenges. Two CIOs are addressing these challenges through a telehealth program.Continue Reading
Make patient documentation more flexible with SharePoint

Enterprise content management systems, such as Microsoft's SharePoint, can aid clinical staff with patient documentation tasks.Continue Reading
iQueue software for data analytics helps infusion centers schedule

LeanTaaS' data analytics software is helping infusion centers solve two common problems: Overbooking of chairs in the middle of the day and under-utilization of assets.Continue Reading
Home care IT needs upgrade, says health policy expert Micky Tripathi

Micky Tripathi, CEO at the Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative (MAeHC), said adequate home care IT is not widely adopted in the Bay State. A new survey aims to identify the gaps.Continue Reading
What to look for in population health management technology

Healthcare organizations are turning to population health management technology to help improve care and reduce costs. Analytics are playing a crucial role in this shift, as providers must take into account patients' administrative, social and ...Continue Reading
Protect PHI security, health data privacy; prep for audits

Experts said that insider threats to health data privacy and PHI security are common, and providers should prep for HIPAA audits by OCR and other federal agencies.Continue Reading
Clinical analytics platforms simplify healthcare data mining

It can be difficult to organize and make sense of healthcare data sets without the help of clinical analytics. Find out what you should know before buying an analytics product.Continue Reading
HealthPartners uses document generation tool to streamline health insurance notification

Faced with sending out 1,200 paper-based health insurance notifications each month, HealthPartners needed a document generation tool to streamline the process.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
What's trending in healthcare data security: Mobile health and AI

As mobile health becomes more prominent in the medical industry thanks to wearable devices, the threat of complex cyberattacks also increases. Healthcare data security questions are being raised daily by all of these new trends: Is the information ...Continue Reading
Health data analytics should be a priority for physicians

Though many physicians feel they have more pressing technology concerns, their practices could be enhanced by applying more health data analytics.Continue Reading
How healthcare executives can safely use clinical data

Healthcare executives and IT departments shouldn't neglect protecting the growing amount of data that's at their disposal.Continue Reading
A last-minute guide to the ICD-9 to ICD-10 transition

The ICD-9 to ICD-10 transition has been a long time coming in the U.S. This guide examines the increase in codes and what providers did to prepare.Continue Reading
Wearable health technology in medical and consumer arenas

The future of wearable health technology in the medical space may depend on if providers can make a business case for the use mobile devices.Continue Reading
Healthcare kiosk showcased by Dell, Bay State Hospital

A HealthSpot and Dell automated healthcare kiosk that's on display at Baystate Health's IT incubator enables self-service telecheckups.Continue Reading
Providers make final push before ICD-10 deadline

Internal testing, employee education and training are three of the most important actions providers should take ahead of the ICD-10 deadline.Continue Reading
ICD-10 conversion could disturb revenue cycles

Revenue cycle management professionals seem to have reluctantly accepted that the ICD-10 conversion won't be a smooth process.Continue Reading
The ICD-10 release date: Here are important facts to know

The ICD-10 implementation date is fast approaching, and providers should know what to expect. Here are some important facts from CMS' ICD-10 resources.Continue Reading
Coming soon to a hospital near you: ICD-10 deadline nears

This issue of SearchHealthIT's Pulse e-zine looks at the upcoming ICD-10 deadline, with a focus on the final prep work before the Oct. 1 transition.Continue Reading
Medical device integration strategies explained

Medical devices should be connected, CEO of Cardiopulmonary Corp., developer of Bernoulli medical device integration (MDI) system, said in a Q&A.Continue Reading
Top reasons why providers go the EHR replacement route

Ready to begin the EHR replacement process? Check our expert's criteria to see if your situation mirrors what other providers went through.Continue Reading
Sample high-value claims before ICD-10 implementation date

With the heat on physician practices to prepare for the impending ICD-10 implementation date, two analysts discuss how best to avoid negative outcomes.Continue Reading
SERMO

SERMO is an online social network of verified physicians where they can anonymously discuss patient cases and non-medical subjects.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
What to look for in a vendor neutral archive

Vendor neutral archives (VNAs) continue to gain popularity in the healthcare industry, a byproduct of the need to share data among various medical imaging systems and other IT setups in hospitals. At its core, a VNA allows physicians and other ...Continue Reading
computer assisted coding system (CACS)

A computer assisted coding system (CACS) is medical software that reviews healthcare forms, including electronic health records, and assigns appropriate medical codes to its findings.Continue Reading
Telemedicine security has the attention of healthcare providers

Healthcare organizations willing to take on remote monitoring projects should allow their IT teams time to craft a telemedicine security plan.Continue Reading
Remote patient monitoring changes clinical trials

Remote patient monitoring has proven its value in caring for patients with chronic diseases. Learn why it's now proving useful in clinical trials.Continue Reading
SaaS analytics helps net $23m in revenue cycle payments

Orlando Health found a way to create a more efficient and accurate revenue cycle, while saving money. The key? A data analytics platform.Continue Reading
With mobility, par8o boosts patient referral process

In tandem with mobile devices, par8o's patient referral software helps hospitals and physician practices more carefully monitor referral activities.Continue Reading
What IT skills are essential to dig into healthcare big data?

To harness big data in healthcare, your staff needs the right mix of IT skills. Joel Vengco, CIO at Baystate Health, explains.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
HoloLens: Microsoft hologram technology exhibits healthcare prospects

A radiology professor recently demonstrated the medical implications of the Microsoft hologram technology, HoloLens.Continue Reading
Healthcare VDI remains an important investment

Many providers have pondered or attempted a healthcare VDI installation. Find out common reasons some of those projects weren't successful.Continue Reading
Bar Coded Medication Administration (BCMA)

Bar Coded Medication Administration (BCMA) is a hospital inventory control system that uses barcodes in the distribution of prescription medications with the goal of ensuring the patient is receiving the correct medication.Continue Reading
How to identify effective telemedicine systems

Telemedicine systems must be affordable and able to run securely for a healthcare organization to consider committing to treating patients remotely.Continue Reading
laboratory information system

A laboratory information system (LIS) is software that collects, stores and produces reports from medical test data.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
Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code

Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes are a uniform medical code set maintained and copyrighted by the American Medical Association and used to describe medical, surgical and diagnostic services.Continue Reading
Clinical Document Architecture (CDA)

Clinical Document Architecture (CDA) is a markup standard created by Health Level 7 International (HL7) that defines the structure of discharge summaries, progress notes and other medical records.Continue Reading
Healthcare cloud services are rolling in: Are you ready?

Cloud computing can help healthcare organizations save money, expand research projects and improve technology offerings. Yet, for some, the age-old question remains: Can cloud services be trusted to protect sensitive healthcare data, such as EHRs?<...Continue Reading
Radiology Information System (RIS)

A RIS is the traditional core software system for electronically managing medical images, scheduling and billing in hospital radiology departments and physician practices.Continue Reading
Healthcare CIO (healthcare chief information officer)

A healthcare CIO is a healthcare executive with an influence over technology purchasing and other IT business decisions.Continue Reading
Guide to healthcare compliance resources and agencies

There are a handful of groups that function as healthcare compliance resources and regulate rules and programs such as HIPAA and meaningful use.Continue Reading
How to expand healthcare imaging capabilities with the right VNA

Vendor neutral archives hold advantages over PACS, but a provider shouldn't blindly install a VNA and expect it to fix its healthcare imaging issues.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
Open data group steps up from Health Datapalooza

Chris Boone, new executive director of Health Data Consortium, is boosting group's profile from stager of Health Datapalooza to Capitol Hill player.Continue Reading
How healthcare executives tell if vendors are worth the investment

Healthcare executives purchasing a new product or service would be wise to work with vendors that are flexible in meeting specific business needs.Continue Reading

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