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• 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

• Take care when cutting costs in your hospital IT department

  The Affordable Care Act means reduced Medicare payments for some hospitals. But it's still in their best interest to forgo serious IT team cuts. Continue Reading

• Probst: National patient identifier would reduce cost, increase safety

  Marc Probst, VP and CIO at Intermountain Healthcare, discusses a national patient identifier's impact on patient safety and reducing healthcare costs. 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

• McNutt: Stage 2 medication reconciliation more complex than it looks

  Pam McNutt, SVP and CIO at Methodist Health System, discusses what keeps her awake at night when it comes to implementing meaningful use stage 2. Continue Reading

• Rising healthcare employment rate may aid EHR adoption

  Rising employment rates in healthcare means that more resources are available, but facilities installing EHR systems still need to plan carefully.Continue Reading

• Guide: BYOD, app security and other mHealth trends

  The mHealth market is targeting patients and physicians, leaving providers struggling to support the safe use of mobile devices.Continue Reading

• Why physicians' performances benefit from healthcare data analytics

  Convincing struggling physicians to change their care strategies can be difficult, but data analytics can help.Continue Reading

• Self-monitoring, proactive alerts among applications of telehealth

  A remote patient visit is the best-known example of telehealth, but the technology's uses and types of patients it can reach are expanding.Continue Reading

• How the definition of mHealth varies depending on uses cases

  The definition of mobile health has never been clear-cut, but it's more muddled than ever with the increased computing power of mobile devices.Continue Reading

• Meaningful use stage 2 driving PACS integration, imaging strategies

  It's not a meaningful use mandate, but radiology departments are preparing PACS integrations to move images to physician EHRs and patient portals.Continue Reading

• Provider CIOs pay tribute to Farzad Mostashari, M.D., look to future

  In a SearchHealthIT-CHIME interview series, we look back at the tenure of Farzad Mostashari, M.D. -- and ahead to his successor's toughest challenges.Continue Reading

• Home health computing is the newest wave of healthcare reform

  Patients connected to home computers can better manage their health conditions by accessing personal health records.Continue Reading

• How to choose the right healthcare cloud services for HIPAA compliance

  Healthcare cloud services may be increasingly viable for your organization. This tip delves into the HIPAA compliance ramifications.Continue Reading

• How cellular signal-boosting indoor DAS networks benefit healthcare

  An indoor distributed antenna system can benefit a hospital's internal communications, but implementing a DAS network can be complex, CIOs explain.Continue Reading