Telehealth solutions and clinical management system (CMS) will be the fastest-growing segment in the home healthcare software & services market in the next five years, according to a new report by MarketsandMarkets. The new report estimates the home healthcare software and services market is expected to reach $6.4 billion by 2018.
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A Developer’s Perspective on the Differences Between Good & Bad Health IT
A number of new technologies have emerged on the healthcare scene today. Aimed towards making processes flow more efficiently, these systems have been set in motion to help find patients, evaluate test results and other everyday job-related tasks required by healthcare workers. While over half of all physicians and approximately 80% of hospitals have started keeping electronic medical records, it's important to note that these systems aren't exactly foolproof. The infographic below takes a look
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Specialty EMR Provider, Modernizing Medicine Partners with IBM Watson
Specialty practice EMR provider, Modernizing Medicine is partnering with IBM Watson to build a Watson-powered app called schEMA designed to help dermatologists offer optimized treatment options. The Boca Raton, FL based company was among three companies chosen for the IBM Watson Ecosystem program.
Today, One out of four dermatologists in the nation are using Modernizing Medicine's Electronic Medical Assistant® (EMA™) iPad application to improve patient interaction and healthcare outcomes.
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We Must All be Engaged in the Design, Delivery, and Re-imagination of Healthcare
On a recent flight, I had my headphones on and the Rolling Stones’ “Satisfaction” began to play. It’s a song I have heard hundreds of times over the years, but I was struck by the difference listening to it with headphones made. With no distractions, I noticed the bass line, in time with the percussion, provides the perfect offset to Mick Jagger’s distinctively strained voice. It was a completely different experience than hearing the track play in the background of a movie or while at a
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Allscripts Order Backlog Cost Medfusion More Than $10 Million
On Thursday, Medfusion has filed a lawsuit against Allscripts seeking actual and punitive damages in the millions.
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HIPAA Compliant Secure Messaging Saves Hospital Nearly $2M
HIPAA compliant secure messaging solution, Practice Unite has helped LibertyHealth, Jersey City Medical Center saved nearly $2 million dollars after being deployed one year ago.
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SAP Launches Patient Relationship Management Solution To Put Patients At Center of Individualized Care
Today, SAP AG announced the launch of the SAP® Patient Relationship Management solution, designed to help healthcare providers compete for increasingly assertive, knowledgeable and price-sensitive patients.
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90 Medical Professionals Charged in $260M False Billing Medicare Fraud
90 individuals, including 27 doctors, nurses and other medical professionals have been charged for their alleged participation in false billing Medicare fraud schemes involving approximately $260 million, federal officials said on Tuesday.
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8 Reasons Why Hospital HL7 Interface Engine Selections Fail
John Traeger, Enterprise Systems Consultant at OTB Solutions outlines eight of the most common pitfalls why hospital HL7 interface engine selections fail.
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ONC Approves ANSI for Second Term as the ONC-Approved Accreditor
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has approved the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) for a second three-year term as the ONC-Approved Accreditor (ONC-AA) for the ONC Health Information Technology Certification Program.
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