In 2009, mostly to fund the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, the U.S. government increased the tax on cigarettes from 39 cents to a $1.01. What followed was a demonstration of what we now commonly call behavioral economics.When taxes drove the price of cigarettes up, teenage smoking rates fell 10 percent, according to the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, and overall smoking dropped more than 8 percent, the most significant dip in smoking since 1932. The increase-taxes approach to
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Imprivata Completes Zebra Technologies Validation for Mobile Device Access
Imprivata, a healthcare IT security company, today announced that it has successfully completed Zebra Technologies’Validated Program for Imprivata Mobile Device Access, healthcare’s only mobile authentication solution that enables fast, secure access to clinical mobile devices and applications. This designation indicates to customers and partners that Imprivata Mobile Device Access was successfully tested – confirming its performance and functionality with select Zebra® devices.The
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The Rise of Real-Time Location Tracking (RTLS) Adoption in Healthcare
The healthcare industry is one where inefficiency leads to significant productivity losses and could contribute to loss of life.That's why a system that keeps track of people, medicines and other essentials is exceptionally advantageous in that sector. Besides boosting productivity, real-time location systems (RTLS) could increase patient satisfaction and more.RTLS Adoption in Healthcare Is On the RiseA forecast showing the state of the RTLS healthcare industry predicts the total worth will
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DocuTAP Integrates with Urgent Care Group to Enable Seamless Scaling and Improved Efficiency
DocuTAP, a provider of electronic medical records (EMR) and practice management (PM) software for urgent care centers, announced a strategic new partnership with Urgent Care Group (UCG), a Nashville-based urgent care company. Urgent Care Group will use DocuTAP companywide and has implemented DocuTAP’s EMR and PM software solutions in their seven MEDcare Urgent Care centers across South Carolina in Anderson, Spartanburg, Columbia, and Charleston.Prior to the acquisition of MEDcare Urgent Care
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4 Reasons Why Secure Messaging Apps Are The Best Option for Boosting Patient Engagement & Health Outcomes
Patient engagement is now a critical component of healthcare, as organizations utilize both traditional and modern communications methods to differentiate their businesses, deliver superior patient care and reduce costs.Today, 74 percent of healthcare executives would like to automate patient engagement, according to a recent study by Conversa Health and World Business Research. Unfortunately, many of these same executives don’t know how or where to begin to do so. From automating
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Penn Highlands DuBois Launches Tele-ICU Clinical Services with Advanced ICU
Penn Highlands DuBois (PH DuBois), the largest hospital in the Penn Highlands Healthcare network, has partnered with Advanced ICU Care, a provider of high-acuity telemedicine services. The collaborative partnership will extend PH DuBois’ ability to deliver the gold standard of critical care by leveraging Advanced ICU Care’s cutting-edge ICU telemedicine technology (Tele-ICU) and virtual care by remotely located U.S. board-certified intensivists.For PH DuBois, Advanced ICU Care’s comprehensive
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Allergan Joins TriNetX to Access Network of Real-World Data for Clinical Research
TriNetX, the global health research network, today announced that globally recognized leader in the pharmaceutical industry Allergan has joined their network for real-time access to patient populations, driven and refreshed by clinical data, to determine protocol feasibility, cohort analysis, and site identification.As a member of the network, Allergan will be able to leverage real-time access to de-identified real-world data from more than 135 million patients in order to make more informed
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Imprivata Extends Secure Medical Device Access to Howard Medical Storage Carts
Imprivata, the healthcare IT security company, today announced a collaboration with Howard Medical to extend the availability of Imprivata Medical Device Access—streamlined, secure authentication to medical devices for clinical users—to select medical storage carts. “In today’s complex Internet of Medical Things, healthcare organizations are faced with the challenge of protecting the security and integrity of the information stored on and transmitted through medical devices without impeding on
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5 Fundamental Strategies of A Successful Health IT Implementation
When it comes to improving performance and efficiency, the right health IT solution can only take you so far. Phillips Blue Jay Consulting’s JoAnn Lazarus explains. From EHRs and PHM platforms to telemedicine and wearables, technology continues to change the healthcare landscape. However, when it comes down to it, what’s required to enable successful HIT implementation is pretty basic—collaboration and communication. “All too often, new technology is implemented without involving staff in the
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GHX: Collaboration Critical to Advance Clinically Integrated Supply Chains
Driving the next level of innovation in healthcare will require significant collaboration throughout the industry. Today’s healthcare supply chain teams, who possess so much critical data and expertise, and work with nearly every stakeholder in the industry, are increasingly called upon to facilitate the collaboration necessary to attain three familiar healthcare goals: reduce costs, increase efficiency, and improve clinical outcomes. GHX) has identified three key areas where supply chain’s
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