Healthcare IT

Drug abuse is a complex social and health problem that affects millions of people worldwide. As doctors and scientists strive to research innovative and effective ways to treat addiction (i.e. alcohol addiction), technology has shown considerable promise. In the last two decades, there has been an exponential growth in the field of mobile and computer

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• Monday, October 9, 2017
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The question of whether a healthcare organization should use a best-of-breed approach to health information technology or convert to a fully-integrated solution is a tricky one—and something hospitals and health systems have wrestled with for a long time. As interoperability between systems is crucial, it often requires organizations to choose which system is more suitable

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• Thursday, August 31, 2017
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Cosmetic surgery is once again on the rise. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons notes that there has been a 115 percent increase in the number of cosmetic surgery procedures performed in the United States since 2000, and there is now much more diversity in the type of procedures that people are opting for. Even

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• Saturday, August 26, 2017
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The global healthcare industry has benefited from the rising use of digital solutions in the healthcare sector. Today, the medical world is under a big cloud of condensed new technology trends, in which innovations are advancing at a rapid pace, even with complex systems like medical robots, augmented reality, 3D printing, etc.  IoT, AI, and

• Vanika Pahwa
• Monday, July 24, 2017
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In the UK, staggering numbers of young people have been admitted to hospital because of mental health problems. Between 2015 and 2016, there was a 42 per cent increase in the number of young people admitted to hospital suffering from anxiety. While technology has been blamed for the increase in anxiety amongst young people, some

• Alice Porter
• Wednesday, July 19, 2017
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Daily, healthcare providers and medical practitioners put their best foot forward to ensure that their patients receive the best care possible. Because technology has made it possible for patients to access their Electronic Health Records (EHRs), procedures must be put in place to make sure that the sector of health IT is safer. The task

• Saqib Khan
• Saturday, June 17, 2017
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The healthcare industry has gone through a tremendous amount of growth over the past couple of decades. While there have been a number of contributing factors that have led to this growth, technology has arguably had the biggest impact on the healthcare industry and continues to do so as the industry heads into a bright

• Janice Killey
• Friday, June 9, 2017
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Using the right Chronic Care Management software facilitates improving patient outcomes In 2011, The Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) landmark publication “Crossing the Quality Chasm” sent shockwaves through the healthcare system by raising serious doubts about the quality of healthcare in the United States.  Since then, reimbursement models have undergone a paradigm shift from compensating quantity

• Rebecca Brunelle
• Monday, June 5, 2017
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Within the last decade, Information Technology (IT) has fundamentally changed the delivery of healthcare in the U.S., driven by patient demand, the growing number of health IT vendors, and programs created by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). One of the segments of the U.S. population that stands to benefit the most from

• Rebecca Brunelle
• Thursday, June 1, 2017
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Disseminating in new regions, Comprehensive Primary Care Plus (CPC+) has become a primary care model for patients’ with complex needs. Eligible participants in Louisiana, Nebraska, North Dakota, and the Greater Buffalo Region of New York State will be able to join Round 2 of the CPC+ from 2018 to 2022. Eligible practices may apply for

• Jessy Browne
• Wednesday, May 31, 2017
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