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How the healthcare industry is learning from data breaches

How the healthcare industry is learning from data breaches

The number of incidents has risen rapidly in recent years, but organizations are learning from their mistakes and making improvements.

Web Seminar Who’s there? How verifying patient identities can prevent fraud and improve the patient experience

Recent studies have shown that the healthcare industry leads the way in the number of patient records breached or hacked to the tune of more than 1.5 million American records so far in 2017.

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Investments in augmented and virtual reality skyrocketing

Spending on visual technology expected to double each of the next four years, says Marcus Torchia.

Virtual reality Bob Violino 8h ago
New CMS website will aid consumers in selecting hospice care

Patients and families will have easy access to quality metrics, says Seema Verma.

Quality of care Joseph Goedert 8h ago
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HIT Think

How medication data and analytics can help the ER cut opioid abuse

Chetak Patel, MD
Emergency medical physician
University of South Carolina/Palmetto Health Richland

Combining information from prescription drug monitoring programs with analytics can provide a snapshot that may help busy ER clinicians spot potential problems.

Controlled substances August 15
Why the stalled ACA repeal effort bodes well for HIT

Ken Perez
Vice President of Healthcare Policy
Omnicell

As value-based care initiatives such as ACOs continue to grow, providers will have a clearer picture of the technology they need to flourish.

Accountable care August 14
Opioid epidemic makes EHRs essential to public health

Irv Lichtenwald
President and CEO
Medsphere Systems Corp.

Opioids are the greatest drug overdose crisis in U.S. history

Prescription drugs August 11

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MIT Medical to implement integrated system from Cerner

Ambulatory care center to leverage vendor’s Millennium EHR and Healthelntent population health management platform.

EHR system transition Greg Slabodkin August 16

EHR system transition Greg Slabodkin August 16
Joint Commission eases ORYX requirements for acute care hospitals

Providers will need to report 4 eCQMs for calendar year 2017, in alignment with final inpatient rule.

Quality of care Greg Slabodkin August 16

Quality of care Greg Slabodkin August 16
Video 60 Seconds Smarter: Episode Analytics

From diagnosis to treatment to aftercare, healthcare interventions require encounters with many different providers, which can create challenges.

Medical practice management January 13, 2016

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HIT Think How medication data and analytics can help the ER cut opioid abuse

Chetak Patel, MD
Emergency medical physician University of South Carolina/Palmetto Health Richland

Combining information from prescription drug monitoring programs with analytics can provide a snapshot that may help busy ER clinicians spot potential problems.

Controlled substances August 15

Controlled substances August 15
Halting Obamacare subsidies would boost deficit, CBO says

Eliminating cost-sharing reductions would boost government spending $194B over the next 10 years.

Insurance Bloomberg News August 15

Insurance Bloomberg News August 15
LA provider beats back ransomware attack

Pacific Alliance Medical Center offers identity protection services to undisclosed number of patients.

Ransomware Joseph Goedert August 15

Ransomware Joseph Goedert August 15
7 major EHR provisions in the PPS final rule

CMS offers providers more flexibility in federal requirements for records systems.

EHR August 15

EHR August 15
Hackers hit dermatology practice through cloud vendor

Alabama specialists offering patients identity protection after unauthorized access to data.

Data breaches Joseph Goedert August 15

Data breaches Joseph Goedert August 15
Vanderbilt readies for transition to unified Epic software platform

Training on the new system kicked off in early August and will continue until the planned go-live transition on November 2.

EHR system transition Greg Slabodkin August 15

EHR system transition Greg Slabodkin August 15
8 ways to measure the surge in venture funding for HIT

Cash flowing into healthcare technology is surging, and merger-acquisition activity remains high.

Venture funding August 15

Venture funding August 15

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Imaging

8 steps for adopting secure messaging technology

How to ensure that texting applications meet HIPAA requirements, support care delivery.

7 major EHR provisions in the PPS final rule

CMS offers providers more flexibility in federal requirements for records systems.

8 ways to measure the surge in venture funding for HIT

Cash flowing into healthcare technology is surging, and merger-acquisition activity remains high.

Resources

Web Seminar Analytics on the front lines

Healthcare organizations benefit dramatically when everyone—including clinicians, administrators, and executive management—has at-their-fingertips access to rich, actionable analytic insight.

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Web Seminar Your healthcare data safety budget for 2018

Healthcare providers are facing intense data safety challenges. On one hand, attacks continue to escalate in sophistication and intensity.

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Data security
Web Seminar Visualizing population health: How geospatial and social determinant data informs preventive care

Population health is well beyond a broad buzzword as organizations are putting the concept into practice and improving the health of patients.

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Web Seminar Who’s there? How verifying patient identities can prevent fraud and improve the patient experience

Recent studies have shown that the healthcare industry leads the way in the number of patient records breached or hacked to the tune of more than 1.5 million American records so far in 2017.

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Patient engagement

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