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EHRs, AI and Healthcare
Artificial intelligence (AI) is integrated in healthcare in the United States and around the globe. Health IT Analytics brought this news to us in their article, “Exploring Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Around the Globe.”
The healthcare …
Predictive Text in EHRs
Clinicians are often frustrated over the way they have to interact with electronic health records (EHRs). This is not news. However, there is work taking place by search and tech giant Google for streamlining functions …
The Pressure is On
The healthcare system is under unprecedented stress from the COVID-19 pandemic. On top of that, their IT departments also are facing critical skills and staffing shortages and they must battle unrelenting cyberattacks. Fierce Healthcare brought …
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 …
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