Wednesday, May 22, 2019
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
[ Read More ]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
[ Read More ]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
[ Read More ]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
[ Read More ]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
[ Read More ]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
[ Read More ]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
[ Read More ]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
[ Read More ]World is becoming a global village, and health industry is one of the most obvious examples. Development of Health IT sector is tremendously fast, and it has a great impact on the process of healthcare globalization. Workforce In the last decade healthcare workers took migration process to another level. Development of IT enabled easy access
[ Read More ]This article originally appeared as a blog post at: https://www.varian.com/proton-therapy/spot-blog/what-you-should-know-about-healthcare-it-security The unfortunate reality is that cybercrime pays. It pays really well for bad guys. That is because patient records are an order of magnitude more valuable than financial services records to criminals and they’re often more easily stolen. They’re more easily stolen because the investment
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