Article Archive for November 2020
Medical Errors in New Systems
Medical errors harm 1.5 million people and cost $3.5 billion every year, according to The Institute of Medicine (IOM). Shockingly, or maybe not, their report claims that medical errors are not due to incompetent people, but rather …
Social Data Makes a Difference in Health
Of the pieces of information needed to enhance population health, social determinants of health (SDOH) data are among the most critical. Health AI Analytics brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “Exchanging …
Technology and Disease Management
Diabetes is considered an epidemic. Almost one in every 10 people has the disease and that number has nearly doubled over the past 20 years. Unfortunately, the development of new technology to help diabetics to manage their …
Two Faces of EMRs
Electronic medical records (EMR) have many advantages and have changed healthcare for patients, staff and companies. This interesting topic came to us from Medgadget in their article, “How Electronic Medical Records Have Changed Healthcare.”
EMRs have …
Adaptive Healthcare
Social distancing can be a challenge in any setting, but when it comes to a teaching hospital some out-of-the-box thinking is involved. This information came to us from Delaware Online in their article, “Coronavirus shows benefits …
Pandemic’s Effect on Healthcare Today and Forever
The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on economy, healthcare, technology and travel industries, just to name a few. At the recent opening panel of the HIMSS & Health 2.0 Europe Digital Conference titled Leveraging Digital …
Protecting the Vulnerable Data
Data breaches are a serious event for any line of business. For healthcare there is an added impact that is life-threatening. The Chicago Tribune brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “Personal information …
Fraud Didn’t Go Away During the Pandemic
Health care fraud has not taken a break for the pandemic. A Birmingham doctor and two others were recently sentenced in a case involving health care fraud, unlawful drug distribution and money laundering. This news …
The Social of Health
It is no secret that people are turning to internet search engines, blogs and social media more and more to figure out what symptoms mean, learn more about a condition after diagnosis, connect with others …
Making Telehealth Accessible
Telehealth has been the star of the show this year in light of the changes COVID-19 made on healthcare. Much has been made of telehealth’s potential to bridge the accessibility gap for those who may …
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