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Sharing is Better
There have been a variety of reports around the collaboration on data sharing between electronic health records (EHRs) over the past few years. Some report more success than others. Government CIO brought this interesting information …
Open Access in Healthcare
A number of research papers have shown that open access articles are viewed more often than articles that are only available to subscribers, and are cited more often. Open access articles in hybrid journals attract more downloads, citations and …
Pandemic is Breeding Ground for Fraud
Legitimate medical professionals and scientists throughout the United States are working hard to find a cure, approved treatment and vaccine for COVID-19. There are, unfortunately, bad people selling fraudulent COVID-19 test kits and unapproved treatments …
Digital Transition
Things are in transition, at home, at work, in healthcare, in education and so many other industries. Digital is the word of the day, right beside virtual. Business World brought this news to our attention …
Fraud is Fraud
A St. Louis nurse has been sentenced for her role in a healthcare billing scheme. Becker’s Hospital Review brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “St. Louis nurse ordered to pay $48K …
Social Inequities Revealed in Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has posed a serious test to the health care system. Non-medical factors, or social determinants of health (SDOH), are gaining prominence in the public conception of what an adequate health care system offers patients. …
Technology in the Exam Room
Medical scribes have long been viewed as not just a bandage but a possible solution to the overburdening of physicians with technology and documentation. However, with COVID-19 putting restrictions on the individuals coming in contact with …
Desperation Breeds Fraud
A St. Louis nurse has been sentenced for her role in a healthcare billing scheme. Becker’s Hospital Review brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “St. Louis nurse ordered to pay $48K in …
Digital Changes
We’re currently witnessing an explosion of digital health applications and software that is producing rapidly growing volumes of consumer and patient information. As a result, healthcare organizations are sitting on large stores of data that …
Value-Based Care and Burnout
A recent study revealed that 86 percent of physicians cite the heightened demand for data reporting to support quality measures as a top driver of physician burnout. Value-based care depends on measuring and reporting outcomes, …
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