Every year, the Technology Vision team partners with Accenture Research to pinpoint the emerging IT developments that will have the greatest impact on companies, government agencies and other organizations in the next three to five years.The research process began during 2015 with gathering inputs from the Technology Vision External Advisory Board, a group comprising more than two dozen experienced individuals from the public and private sectors, academia, venture capital and entrepreneurial
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3 Ways Integrated Virtual Clinics are Improving Care Quality
Patients who receive integrated virtual care within a health system experience more time with clinicians, lower prescription rates and better continuity of care than those who receive care from commercial telemedicine providers, according to new data released by Carena. Depicted in an infographic, “3 Ways Integrated Virtual Clinics are Improving Care Quality,” the data demonstrates that integrated virtual clinics minimize care fragmentation and meet the highest quality benchmarks for delivering
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Infographic: How Wearables Are Revolutionizing Healthcare
The use of wearable technology is still in its infancy but is growing at a rapid pace. 1 in 5 Americans now owns a wearable tech device. 56% of those consumers believe that the average life expectancy increases 10 years due to wearables monitoring vital signs.The future of wearables will not only help to cut healthcare costs for both consumers and employers, but can also provide numerous benefits for both insurance providers and subscribers. Long-term wearable tech benefits include real-time
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10 Healthcare Analytics Trends to Watch (Infographic)
Infographic created by Perficient illustrates ten key healthcare analytics to watch in 2016 and beyond:
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What Benefits Do Health IT Professionals Want Most?
As the healthcare industry continues to grow, so does the need for health IT talent. The question is, how do you attract this talent in today’s increasingly competitive job market? The answer is simple: offer a competitive benefits package comprised of the benefits and perks that health IT workers want most.
The infographic below, compiled by HealthITJobs.com, a free job search resource for health IT professionals, shares findings from its 2016 Health IT Job Perk Report. The report covers
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Infographic: Rise of Mobility in Healthcare
Editor’s Note: This post is sponsored by Samsung. Mobility in healthcare spending is projected to reach $5.4 billion this year, according to an IDC Health Insights report. With the U.S. coming in as the largest market in the world for mobile devices due to a large number of manufacturers, technological advancements, an increasing population with smartphones, tablets, and laptops and a growing awareness about the devices and technology, it’s no wonder the healthcare industry is taking strides to
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Healthcare Data: The New Prized Target for Hackers
Hackers are searching for their new targets and have landed on the health industry. People of all ages are using Mhealth, fitness tracking devices and wearables to improve their health but aren’t realizing that the personal information they share on those platforms aren’t as secure as you’d think.
While many people see high-profile data breaches in the news like The Office of Personnel and Ashley Madison, they still don’t take the appropriate actions to protect themselves. Each generation
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Infographic: The Sick State of Healthcare Data Breaches
1 in 3 Americans were victims of healthcare data breaches, attributed to a series of large-scale attacks that each affected more than 10 million individuals, according to Bitglass’ 2016 Healthcare Breach Report. Among the most significant findings of the report was that in 2015, 98 percent of record leaks were due to large-scale breaches targeting the healthcare industry. These high-profile attacks were the largest source of healthcare data loss and indicate that cyber attackers are increasingly
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Safety & Security Challenges of Connected Medical Devices
Infographic created by TÜV SÜD looks at the safety/security challenges that manufacturers of connected medical devices now face, from the mass exposure of medical records to the sinister hacking of a patients' pacemaker.
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