Infographic visually outlines the top ten benefits of health IT.
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Video: AHA’s CEO Rich Umbdenstock Speaks on the Accountable Care Era
January 2012 marks the start of CMS's accountable care organization experiment, in addition to the many private partnerships hospitals are forging using the ACO model. AHA (American Hospital Association) President Rich Umbdenstock talks to Hospital & Health Networks senior online editor Haydn Bush about the challenges and opportunities hospitals face in the new era of accountability.
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Interview Podcast: ICD-10 Best Practices with Connie Tohara Vol. 2
October 1, 2013 is less than 2 years away leaving healthcare providers faced with the daunting task of making the transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10. Many organizations have already started to prepare for the implementation while the majority have not begun any preparations until the deadlines looms closer. HIT Consultant recently spoke with Connie Tohara, Director of Health Information at University of Utah Hospital and Karen Ferrell, Director, Computer-Assisted Physician Documentation (CAPD)
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Healthcare Security Issues in 2012 with Alan Brill Interview Part 1
Healthcare security issues in 2012 Interview with Alan Brill, Senior Managing Director at Kroll providing his insight on healthcare security issues
Recently the Cyber Security and Information Assurance Division of Kroll Inc. released their annual top 10 security trends for 2012 highlighting the key areas of risks and trends that will impact how organizations and governments combat and respond to cyber threats. In this interview, Alan Brill, Senior Managing Director at Kroll dives deeper into
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Epic Dominates in Number of Meaningful Use Attestations in 2011
The domination of Epic Systems continues according to a Meaningful Use Top 10 report released by the Institute for Health Technology Transformation leading all vendors with almost 28% (6,330) of Meaningful Use attestations in 2011. The report was compiled by vendor, state, and provider specialty based on the analysis of the most current data sets provided by the following:
CMS (Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services)
Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Program attestations with the
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How Hospital Billing Impacts Patient Experience [Infographic Wednesdays]
Infographic created by Connance visually shows how hospital billing process is directly correlated to the patient experience.
Patients who encounter problems with their physician's billing office are less likely to recommend that physician/clinician to others.
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Interview Podcast: ICD-10 Best Practices with Connie Tohara Vol. 1
October 1, 2013 is less than 2 years away leaving healthcare providers faced with the daunting task of making the transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10. Many organizations have already started to prepare for the implementation while the majority have not begun any preparations until the deadlines looms closer. HIT Consultant recently spoke with Connie Tohara, Director of Health Information at University of Utah Hospital and Karen Ferrell, Director, Computer-Assisted Physician Documentation (CAPD)
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Video: Tips for Overcoming the Gray Areas of Meaningful Use Stage 1 for Safety Net Providers
This webinar provides tips and guidance of how safety net providers, such as health centers, critical access hospitals, and rural health clinics can overcome common gray areas of meeting Meaningful Use Stage 1 objectives. Gray areas are objectives within the final rule that are still not clear to providers.
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Independa Unveils New Home Health Monitoring Option
Independa today announced plans during the 2012 International CES for Health Measures – a platform combining conventional telephony with existing Independa cloud-based services to improve remote care for the elderly.
Simple, affordable Health Measures doesn’t require cellular coverage, broadband service or wireless devices in the home, making it ideal for care recipients who live in rural areas with poor cellular coverage, have limited funds to invest in wireless health devices, or
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Video: Why You Should Allow BYOD–Bring Your Own Device–in Healthcare Environments
The following video with Intel security expert David Houlding explains why healthcare CIOs should allow BYOD and provides key tips.
Consumer IT is a key and growing component of the future of IT in healthcare. This trend is also known as the Consumerization of IT, or BYOD (Bring Your Own Device), and involves healthcare workers globally, and at all levels of healthcare organizations, requesting the ability to use their mobile devices to deliver better mobile healthcare. These personal
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