Editor's Note: J.A. Eve Krahe, Ph.D. is the dean of graduate programs for University of Phoenix School of Health Services Administration. Prior to joining University of Phoenix, she served as the director of health care innovation programs at Arizona State University.
In his comments to the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions in September 2015, Brian Dishman of Intel Corporation described the “constellation” of health data that surrounds each of us. From diagnostic,
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KLAS Report Finds Cerner, InterSystems Top Global EMR Vendors
A new KLAS report finds EMR vendors Cerner and InterSystems as the top-performing fully rated global multiregional vendors. Provider surveys and commentary show that Cerner performs very well in Europe and the Middle East, while InterSystems performs well in Asia/Oceania and the Middle East. The report also finds Allscripts had the highest score in the Europe market.
The report, "Global EMR Performance 2015" highlights vendor performance by region, shows that Epic performs best in
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Medable Taps Rackspace to Deliver Secure Healthcare APIs for Developers
Medable, an application and analytics platform for healthcare, is utilizing a hybrid cloud environment with Rackspace Public Cloud and Private Cloud to help deliver a secure API for health IT app developers. The Palo Alto-based digital health startup has developed an end-to-end platform-as-a-service (PaaS) solution for developers to create medical-grade, HIPAA compliant apps. Device companies use the platform to deliver device data to doctors and patients for immediate care. Additionally,
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5 Key Roadblocks to Data-Driven Healthcare
This post is sponsored by SyTrue
We know that healthcare organizations face growing volumes of data, and better data helps improve patient care. But with 5 million medical notes created daily, this means nearly 2 billion notes annually – a sea of data.
Add in data from wearables and mobile health apps (165,000 already**), and it’s clear that the data collected per patient is enormous. In this complex electronic information environment lies the key to improving healthcare for providers and
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CareCloud: 6 Recent Trends Impacting Physician Practice Profitability
CareCloud, a provider of cloud-based software and services for medical groups, has announced the results of its annual Practice Profitability Index (PPI), one of the largest national efforts to study the operational health and profitability outlooks of U.S. medical practices. Leading the findings in the 2015 study is a mild upswing in projections for profitability among the more than 5,000 physicians surveyed.
The PPI was conceived as part of a partnership between CareCloud and QuantiaMD, an
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Nuance Adds Reporting, Advanced Lung Cancer Screening Registry to Radiology Solution
Today, Nuance announced it has added several new innovations to its PowerScribe 360 version 3.5 diagnostic imaging solution designed to help radiologists enhance patient care. These include multimedia reports, advanced lung cancer screening registry reporting and enhanced quality guidance content for radiologists at the point of interpretation.
Multimedia Reporting
Nuance PowerScribe 360 version 3.5 enables relevant PACS images to be embedded into reports for sharing of multimedia reports
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Dr. Saif Abed Talks Current State of NHS & Impact of Health IT
AbedGraham’s Dr. Saif Abed talks about what’s ahead for England and America when it comes to HIT and healthcare reform.
It’s hard not to look over one’s shoulder during a test, isn’t it—especially when the right answer seems just out of reach. The same could be said when comparing America’s healthcare reform to England’s National Health Care Services’ (NHS). Of course, it’s a lot easier to glance over a nearby shoulder than across the pond. Yet according to AbedGraham’s Dr. Saif Abed, it’s
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The Role of Secure Messaging in the Digital Health Revolution
While the world focuses on holograms and telemedicine, secure communication technology is making what could arguably be considered the most profound impact on the healthcare system. It’s less Sci-Fi than robotic surgery. Less Silicon Valley than a virtual visit. But secure messaging technology is addressing the most fundamental need within the healthcare system: effective communication.
This sponsored report by DocHalo explains the rise of secure messaging in healthcare,
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Practice Fusion Appoints Tom Langan as Permanent CEO
Practice Fusion, the cloud-based EHR platform has appointed Tom Langan as its permanent Chief Executive Officer. Langan has been interim CEO of Practice Fusion since August of this year, replacing Ryan Howard who assumed the position of Chairman of the Board. This also follows Langan’s appointment as a member of Practice Fusion’s Board of Directors in September of this year, a role which he will continue to fill following his appointment as permanent CEO.
“Practice Fusion has been a
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Quiet Hospital Initiative Helps Increase HCAHPs Scores by 26%
Under the Affordable Care Act, patient satisfaction has become even more important. And, having a low patient satisfaction or HCAHPS scores can directly impact the financial operations of a healthcare organization as well as its reputation in the community.
Ask any person who has ever been hospitalized or stayed at the bedside of a loved one, and they will agree that hospitals are busy, noisy places. Alarms clang. Pages blare overhead. Doors open and close. TVs drone. And, of course, people
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