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Innovation
Hospital ICUs bring daylight to night shifts via telemedicine
“Not only is it hard on the body to work at night, but it’s hard at 3 in the morning to decide if this problem is enough of a problem to call a physician,” said Katie Casey, an ICU nurse...
Innovation
Embracing Innovation Beyond the EMR for Value-Based Care
Whether you’re on the provider or payer side, or both, making a successful transition from fee-for-service to coordinated, value-based care requires innovative solutions for communication,...
Strategy
'All Gloves Are Off': How Insurtechs Could Disrupt Health Plans
Technology companies are reinventing the insurance industry, and health plans are looking for ways to take advantage of their expertise.
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Innovation
Dignity Health discloses multiple data breaches to HHS
The San Francisco-based health care facilities operator Dignity Health recently experienced an accidental email breach affecting 55,947 patients, according to a May 31 disclosure form the not-for...
Innovation
Move Over Star Wars; Hospital Command Centers Take the Spotlight
Command centers give health systems a leading edge to manage capacity and improve patient experience.
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Innovation
4 Insights to Build a Better Command Center
As more command centers launch around the nation, Johns Hopkins Medicine shares tips to achieve greater operational efficiency and ROI.
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Innovation
Top health lawmakers voice concern about HHS's implementation of cyber law
A bipartisan group of House and Senate lawmakers are raising concerns about how the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is implementing a cyber law that aims to boost security by...
Innovation
Skyping the doctor? Poll shows it's not just for the young
Every morning, 92-year-old Sidney Kramer wraps a blood pressure cuff around his arm and steps on a scale, and readings of his heart health beam to a team of nurses — and to his daughter's...
Innovation
Why less is more when it comes to cybersecurity
There is no denying that we live in an age of efficiency. Gone are the days of 450 television channels. The appeal now is for a more curated experience with a Netflix subscription. The “less is...
Innovation
Physicians and artificial intelligence -- Don't be scared, be hopeful
Are we destined to be replaced by computers? It seems like every day there's a new article about artificial intelligence (AI) and how it's going to take over healthcare, and make physicians in...
Innovation
AI Diagnostic Software Secures FDA Green Light
An official touted the 'tremendous potential' of AI-powered tools in clinical settings, while cautioning that such tools should not supplant human review and judgment.
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Innovation
How blockchain could help lower health costs
In the continuing push for affordable health care, one of the biggest stumbling blocks is still the confused and error-filled manner in which electronic data is shared among doctors, insurers,...