Crying, Teeth Grinding, Anxiety, Pulling Your Hair Out – all is unwarranted! While it is too early to claim a complete victory, coders seem to have overcome the challenges of
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EHR Trends Include Mobile Access by Physicians and Patients A well-known research firm, Black Book forecasts the healthcare cloud market in the U.S. and Europe to grow nearly 24 percent
2016 EHR Trends Include Mobile Access Read More »
Watson is the first commercially available cognitive computing which analyzes high volumes of data, understands complex questions posed in natural language, and proposes evidence-based answers. Watson continuously learns, gaining in
IBM Watson Health Aids Tiatros with Patient Information Read More »
While no one technology or protocol will be able to unify the nation’s electronic medical records and provide true interoperability, Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) is aiming to provide a
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Security Measures Medical Practice It is the job of many to be concerned with the security of medical information that is passed back and forth between institutions and is saved
Security Measures for Medical Devices and Medical Information Are Number One Concern Read More »
NY State EPCS goes electronic controlled substances Electronic prescribing of controlled substances (EPCS) improves patient safety and care. It plays an important part in helping to fight America’s opioid abuse epidemic
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Hackers using ransomware gets paid to turn the system back Mount Pleasant Texas facility Titus Regional Medical Center and Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center are just two recent examples of hackers accessing systems
Hackers Continue to Stack up the Attacks Read More »
As Apple refuses to comply (Apple CEO Tim Cook says that they do not have the technology and it is too dangerous to create) with the court ruling for them
Security of Health Data Scrutinized by Many as Apple Holds off FBI Demand Read More »
Respiratory care provider, Lincare, was ordered to pay a $239,800 fine by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR). “While OCR prefers to resolve
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Interoperability refers to systems that allow providers to share data among different practitioners, insurers, billing/scheduling systems and health information exchanges improving quality of patient care, improving efficiency of reporting and
ONC Releases 2016 Interoperability Standards Read More »
