- MTBC acquires cloud-based, practice management EHR platform CareCloud on a cash-free, debt-free basis. - Founded in 2009, CareCloud’s integrated clinical and financial platform technology and its suite of solutions enables clients to increase profitability, streamline workflow and improve patient care outcomes nationwide.MTBC, Inc., a leading provider of cloud-based healthcare IT and revenue cycle management solutions, today announced the closing of its acquisition of CareCloud which provides
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The Evolution of EHR Workflows: From Counterintuitive to Intuitive Tools for Care
Dr. Betty Rabinowitz, Chief Medical Officer at NextGen Healthcare
I recall a patient who was drinking heavily, who I was unable to meaningfully convince to reduce his alcohol consumption. He felt that his drinking was no different than his work colleagues and that he did not need to make any changes. When his labs returned, not surprisingly, his GGT and AST were elevated. I turned the screen and showed him the results as well as the upward trending of the result’s graph. He didn’t
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Amazon Launches EHR-Integrated, Machine Learning-Powered Transcription Service
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) launches Amazon Transcribe Medical, a HIPAA-eligible, machine learning-powered medical transcription service that utilizes automatic speech recognition applications to offer a more efficient and accurate medical note-taking experience. - By utilizing voice-enabled technologies, Transcribe Medical automatically translates audio streams into medical speech -- designed to be deployed at scale to patients’ healthcare providers, allowing for affordable, consistent,
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Philips Launches Next-Gen Vital Signs Monitor for Early Patient Intervention
- Philips debuts EarlyVue VS30 vital signs monitor and receive 510(k) clearance in the U.S.- Early Warning Scoring, predictive trend analytics and intelligent algorithms help detect patient deterioration earlier to enable timely intervention.Royal Philips today announced the debut of EarlyVue VS30, a new vital signs monitor, in the U.S. Expanding on Philips’ General Care solutions portfolio, Philips EarlyVue VS30 uses automated Early Warning Scoring (EWS) to collect critical vital signs and
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Healthcare Virtual Assistant Market to Reach $1.76B by 2025
The global healthcare virtual assistant market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 24.7% from 2018 to reach $1.76 billion by 2025, according to market research published by Meticulous Research.The emergence of Healthcare Virtual Assistant MarketVirtual assistants are AI and rule-based systems that interact with humans to perform various tasks. These assistants use cognitive technologies such as machine learning, natural language processing, and neural networks to enable interactive communications
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Nuance Expands AI-Powered Clinical Documentation Platform Internationally
Nuance Communications, Inc., today announced they are expanding the availability of its full suite of conversational AI-powered clinical documentation solutions internationally – now available in countries across Europe, New Zealand, Canada and more. This expansion comes as many countries outside of the U.S. continue to invest in the digitization of their healthcare systems – including increasing electronic health record (EHR) adoption rates and achieving paperless clinical documentation
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How Phoenix Children’s Hospital Saved $1M Annually Eliminating Transcription in Ambulatory Clinics
Phoenix Children’s Hospital’s outpatient clinics has increased clinician productivity, enhanced the quality of documentation, and facilitated the delivery of better clinical information at the point of care through the implementation of Medicomp Systems' Quippe Clinical Documentation solution. In addition, Phoenix Children’s has virtually eliminated transcription in its ambulatory clinics, saving the organization over $1 million dollars annually on transcription costs.A strong partnership
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Medical Transcription & EHRs: Remaining Atop Technology and Industry Changes
A vital aspect of health care, medical transcription is a multi-billion-dollar industry, which is undergoing significant changes. Medical transcription has been a fundamental and necessary aspect of the healthcare industry for a long time. However, the continuing development of transcription-related technology is changing the way medical transcription works. To adapt and remain efficient, healthcare-affiliated institutions must adopt these new technologies as they come. Medical transcription
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Interview: Understanding Clinical Language Understanding with Carina Edwards, VP Solutions Marketing at Nuance Healthcare
There is a growing demand to extract structured, "actionable" information from unstructured (dictated) medical documents. Clinical Language Understanding (CLU) technology allows a computer to read and understand electronic free text and extract data for use in countless applications across the healthcare spectrum. To understand and learn more about CLU technology, HIT Consultant spoke with Carina Edwards, VP, Solutions Marketing at Nuance Healthcare for a deep dive into:
CLU
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Race to the ICD-10 Finish Line Infographic
Infographic highlighting that ICD-10 is almost two Years Away and healthcare organizations must have a plan in order to race to the ICD-10 Finish Line
*Update: CMS has officially delayed ICD-10 to October 1, 2014
With the AMA writing yet another letter, this time to the HHS in hopes of stopping ICD-10. There are no current plans to stop ICD-10 implementation; therefore, with less than one year away, healthcare providers must race to meet the 10/1/13 compliance date. The following
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