Last week, our media partners, the Institute of Healthcare Technology Transformation hosted their 2 day conference in San Francisco. An emerging leader in the HIT cloud market, Cloud Prime alongside AthenaHealth sponsored the panel, "The Cloud in Healthcare" that discussed the following:
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Infographic: EHR vs. Traditional Paper Records
Infographic from Quest Diagnostics Care 360 that compares the differences between EHR vs. traditional paper records
There are many differences between electronic health records (EHR) and traditional paper-based medical records – probably more than you would expect. The benefits of an EHR are numerous when you compare physicians’ time and finances, the health benefits for patients and the impact to the environment.
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HIT Innovation Founder Stories:Jakob Jønck, Co-Founder, Endomondo Pt.2
First edition of HIT Innovation Founder Stories, we speak with Jakob Nordenhof Jønck, Co-Founder of Endomondo, where Jakob shares his story of how three former McKinsey & Co. management consultants (all former semi or professional athletes) took their passion for active, healthy lifestyles and created Endomondo, a social fitness application that turns mobile phones into full-fledged personal trainers. Endomondo is a great example of how technology can be utilized as a tool to provide
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Career Spotlight:Who Knows You’re Looking? Marketing Yourself
Guest post written by Cherie Lester, Senior Healthcare IT Recruiter from Holland Square Group
We all market something everyday, some of us get paid for it in typical sales & marketing roles, the rest of us market all sorts of things free of charge via word-of-mouth. When is the last time you chatted with a friend or relative or co-worker and recommended a restaurant or movie or a product you've used? Each of us do it on a regular basis, we're great at telling someone why they should try
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Infographic:Making Sense of Meaningful Use
Care Cloud infographic that provides a concise timeline of Meaningful Use outlining the main components, stage requirements, key benefits, etc.
Let's face it, understanding Meaningful Use can be a challenge. There are a number of key requirements that must be meet to achieve each stage of Meaningful Use not including understanding the differences in EHR certification bodies such as CCHIT and Drummond Group. Care Cloud recently created this educational infographic that provides a concise
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Video:Understanding NLP Technology with 3M
Imminent delay of ICD-10 has not stopped the healthcare providers who have the foresight to charge ahead in their preparation for ICD-10. One of the biggest components that would assist healthcare organizations in that preparation for ICD-10 is purchasing a Computer Assisted Coding software product. One of the key components of a computer assisted coding product is it's Natural Language Processing (NLP) technology that provides the ability to highlight code-able terms in the patient record by
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HIT Security Log Management and Analysis with Alan Brill Pt. 2
Part 2 of the interview/podcast with Alan Brill, Senior Managing Director at Kroll Inc., to discuss the importance of log management & analysis for security in healthcare organizations.
Highlights of part 2 of this interview include:
Identifying critical areas for potential security breaches
Kroll Inc's methodology & approach to security
Healthcare Security vs. Other Industry Security Issues
Ensuring Security is a priority at your healthcare organization
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Infographic:Social Media in Healthcare
Social media in healthcare is becoming increasingly more prevalent within the healthcare industry. With more hospitals and doctors joining social-media platforms on a consistent basis, it begs the question of “helpful or harmful”? One thing is certain: clear parameters must be established, so professional and personal lines don’t become blurred.
It’s vital to have a well-diversified and comprehensive social-media policy in place, outlining the dos and don’ts for everyone within your facility.
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Video:Mobile Device Roundtable:Safeguarding Health Information
Last week, The Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) hosted a Mobile Devices Roundtable with the public, industry, and subject matter experts to discuss how to better safeguard health information while using mobile devices. For those that were not able to attend or watch the webcast, the ONC has now made these videos available to the public. Below is all of the videos from the entire event available to watch in one place.
The ONC also invites you to provide input on mobile devices' uses
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13 Women in Health IT You Should Know
Last month, Katie Matlack from Software Advice wrote about 5 women you should know in HIT. To further highlight the women in health care who are playing key roles in changing the HIT Industry, I wanted to add an additional 8 women for a total of 13 women who should also be highlighted in this list of women you should know in HIT.
Edit, after several responses I had to include Charlene Underwood who is truly the face of HIMSS for all of her efforts in the HIT community. Special thanks to
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