iHT2’s research report provides health data privacy best practices for healthcare organizations to protect themselves from security breaches and identify theft.
With stolen EHR charts selling for as much as $50 per chart on the black market, healthcare organizations are increasingly vulnerable to cyber-attacks as the use of web portals for health information exchanges becomes more commonplace. Just last week, two stolen laptops lead to nearly $2 million in HIPAA fines by the HSS. To prevent
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Practice Fusion Partners with Merck on Population Health Management Initiative
The average American doctor sees 2,000 patients per year. On paper, each patient’s information is locked, and the doctor has no ability to look across their patient population to see who's in need of critical care.
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In-Depth: A Guide to Healthcare Data Formats
Phillip Burgher, Director of Integration Services at Wellcentive provides an in-depth breakdown of the strengths and weaknesses of healthcare data formats.
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Patient Monitoring Devices Market Will Reach $22.2B by 2018
The global patient monitoring devices market will reach $22,173.8 billion by 2018 growing at a CAGR of 5.5% during the forecast period 2013-2018, according to new market research by MarketsandMarkets.
Key Segments of the Market & Driving Factors
The global patient monitoring devices market is segregated into nine main segments, namely, hemodynamic, neurology, cardiac, respiratory, fetal and neonatal, multi parameter, remote patient monitors, temperature, and weight management monitors.
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Health IT & Care Coordination Tops List of Patient Safety Concerns
Data integrity failures associated with health IT systems and poor care coordination leads ECRI Institute's 2014 list of top 10 patient safety concerns.
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Open Table for Healthcare: The Rise of Self-Service Healthcare
Changes in the health care system driven by self-service and DIY health (via Strata - Making Data Work)
Health care is migrating from the bricks-and-mortar doctor’s office or care clinic to the person him or herself at home and on-the-go–where people live, work, play, and pray. As people take on more do-it-yourself (DIY) approaches to everyday life…
Jane Sarasohn-Kahn is a health economist and management consultant that serves clients at the intersection of health and
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Population Health Management Market to Reach $40.6 Billion by 2018
The population health management market was valued at $12.8 Billion in 2013 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 26% from 2013 to 2018, to reach $40.6 Billion by 2018, according to a new research report.
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Infographic: Hospitals Must Look to the Cloud to Meet Today’s Healthcare Challenges
Now that healthcare in America is evolving as rapidly as technology, hospitals are expected to transform their archaic IT systems to meet reform requirements or face significant penalties from the government.
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angelMD Acquires IncLinx To Connect Physician Investors to Medical Startups
angelMD, the investment marketplace that connects physician investors and leading medical startups has acquired IncLinx, a software company developing technology to create matches between investors and investment opportunities.
The acquisition will allow angelMD to leverage IncLinx's technology to enhance the user experience of connecting physician investors with potential medical startups.
IncLinx, based in New York City and Tel Aviv was created by Brian P. Jacob, MD an internationally
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Nuance Unveils The Industry’s Largest Medical Imaging Network for Image Sharing
Nuance announced today the immediate availability of the Nuance PowerShare Network , the industry’s largest cloud-based medical imaging network that enables providers and patients to coordinate care and share information
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