In part 2 of this interview/podcast, HIT Consultant speaks with Dr. Hon Pak , CEO of Diversinet about the following:
BYOD
Best Practices to Implement Mobile Strategy
Telehealth & Remote Patient Monitoring's Implications for Mobility
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HIT Consultant: So, speaking of security and managing that and securing that data, what are your thoughts on this whole controversial issue of BYOD – bring your own device?
Dr. Hon Pak: I think a couple
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Video: Where Does Accountable Care Start?
Hospitals considering accountable care strategies have plenty of options to choose from, but deciding where to begin can be confusing. Joseph Damore, Vice President of Engagement and Delivery for Premier, answers the following questions during this video interview:
How can hospitals engage staff in Accountable Care?
What can hospitals do to transition from fee for service to population health?
Will the Accountable Care movement continue regardless of the fate of healthcare reform?
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Texting: A Do or Don’t for Doctors?
According a recent Johnson & Coker report, 80% of doctors use smartphones. In addition to making calls and using apps, docs are using their smartphones to take advantage of one of today’s most convenient forms of communication: the text message.
Unlike so much about healthcare – treatment plans, wait times, the reimbursement cycle – texting is quick. And for doctors, as for everyone with thumbs, texting offers a simple way to communicate that doesn’t require making a call, writing down a
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Video: Pulling Off the Band Aid:Easing the Pain of Healthcare Reform
In this webinar, Dr. Russell Faust discusses the importance of Social Media and Integrative Medicine in developing an ACO (Accountable Care Organization).
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Video: Health IT’s Role in Security, Big Data and Mobility
In this informal discussion at HIMSS Europe in Copenhagen, Intel's Malcolm Linington, Yves Mahieu from EMC, and Frank Nydam, CTO Healthcare, VMware, discuss cloud computing, security, big data, mobility in healthcare IT, and how the three companies work together to support healthcare CIOs and organizations.
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Infographic:Connected Health: The Drive to Integrated Healthcare Delivery
The following infographic created by Accenture highlights the journey of connected health and how it aims to connect all key areas of healthcare delivery through the interoperability of information and technology.
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Interview/Podcast: Tiffany Crenshaw, CEO of Intellect Resources Talks Big Break Pt. 1
Looking for an innovative way to hire healthcare IT trainers and provide an unique opportunity for inexperience professionals to break into the healthcare IT industry? In comes "Big Break", an American Idol styled audition process where candidates compete to become a healthcare IT trainers that will instruct healthcare professionals on the use of a sponsored healthcare provider's EMR system.
HIT Consultant recently spoke with brainchild of Big Break, Tiffany Crenshaw, President & CEO of
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Could Technology Be Driving The High Cost of Healthcare?
Written by Ahmed Mori at Care Cloud:
You wouldn’t know it from the overwhelming amount of positive press it receives, but amplified use of technology in healthcare could be one of the driving factors behind the high cost of healthcare in the United States.
However, it’s not the technology that you’re thinking of.
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Video: Driving Value With Technology Investments
From meaningful use to mobile health, hospitals have no shortage of IT needs, but limited budgets to fulfill them. Tim Zoph, CIO of Northwestern Memorial Healthcare in Chicago, talks to H&HN Senior Online Editor Haydn Bush about getting the most out of technology in an era of cost containment.
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7 Tips to Get Physicians On Board with ICD-10
Written by Deborah Robb, BSHA, CPC, Physician Management Consultant for TrustHCS:
The American Medical Association, not satisfied with HHS’s push-back of the ICD-10 deadline to October 1, 2014, has protested again. Perhaps one of the reasons for their continued dissent is lack of guidance and support.
While much has been published about the implementation of ICD-10 for hospitals,
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