Healthcare IT

A Look At The Heart Health Technology That’s Saving Lives

At least 48% of all adults in the United States have some form of cardiovascular disease, ScienceDaily reports — a term referring to any disorder involving the heart. Increasingly, tech companies are designing devices to monitor and protect heart health. From AED’s which treat people experiencing sudden cardiac arrest to smart monitors which alert paramedics to

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Uberization of Healthcare: Data Activation to Bring the Future of Healthcare Today

“Pop health is still a pretty manual process. Having a dedicated solution, let alone a dedicated analytics platform, to address pop health is not as widespread as one might think.”  –Brendan FitzGerald, Research Director at HIMSS Analytics  When I first heard this line, a number of thoughts came rushing into my mind around the different

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7 Essential Benefits of Electronic Health Records

When it comes to better patient engagement there is no better system than electronic health records. The benefits of electronic health records are vast. Did you know that the U.S. government has invested billions of dollars into promoting electronic health records (EHRs)? It seems like it’s only a matter of time before all healthcare providers have to

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Four Staffing Approaches to Modernize the IT Help Desk

According to the recent Health IT Outlook survey, almost one-third of health IT leaders deem ineffective EHR operations as their biggest hurdle. At many hospitals across the country, the HIT help desk is considered an afterthought used for the occasional password reset. When healthcare leaders maximize their help desk to deliver EHR-specific education and issue

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