With many citizens of the country likely engaged in medical assistance and consultation that they do not want publicized, organizations like HHS step in to present sanctions when this basic right to privacy is violated.
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced this week that Arizona-based Phoenix Cardiac Surgery, P.C. has agreed to pay a $100,000 settlement and implement corrective actions to
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Many medical industry experts are recommending that facility managers be more strategic in the initiatives their practice pursues.
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The Top 100 Hospitals according to Thomson Reuters have been found to be more fully utilizing Electronic Medical Records (EMR) systems, as determined by HIMSS Analytics. There is a higher
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It is reported that more than $2 billion is wasted when physicians prescribe high-cost medication even though the same therapeutic value could be achieved through less expensive alternatives.
Study shows huge fiscal waste in the prescription medication industry Read More »
A recent report from technology consultants CSC finds that U.S. healthcare organizations lag behind their UK and Scandinavian counterparts when it comes to social media adoption. The report determined that
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In order to garner better insight into this issue, a recent article published by Fierce Health IT features testimony from several CIOs to understand what these officials might have done differently in their profession if they had the opportunity.
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TEDMED, a community of passionate, leading-edge thinkers and doers from every discipline within the fields of health and medicine (as well as from business, government, technology, academia, media, and the
TEDMED Sets Sights on Healthcare Read More »
Prescription drug abuse is becoming an increasingly menacing problem in the armed forces.
Marine EMR system failing to properly serve its purposes Read More »
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that 27 Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) have entered its Shared Savings Program, created by the Affordable Care Act to facilitate coordination and
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