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Over the past 30 years, hospitals and health systems have made sizeable investments in the deployment of electronic medical records (EMR) systems. Driven by revenue capture, compliance demands and transactional interdepartmental communications, earlier implementations largely preserved existing operational processes,...

If your home floods in the spring, it’s generally an indicator that you have a problem in your house, such as poor drainage or a sump pump failure. But if several houses in the same neighborhood flood, there’s a...

Over the last few years, the healthcare industry has undergone an incredible revolution. Mobility solutions deployed across the care continuum are providing higher quality patient care. The shift from fee-for-service to fee-for-value – no matter how the political environment...

Healthcare ITHealthcare ITIt is common for healthcare organisations to put forward a business case to secure funding for an electronic medical record (EMR) implementation; however long-term governance models that ensure benefits identified in business cases are actually tracked and...

As a breast imaging radiologist for 30 years and as a woman, I can confidently tell you that having a mammogram is not one of the most pleasant experiences that women undergo. Imagine having one’s breasts compressed tightly between...

Rivaroxaban plus aspirin improves survival and reduces stroke and heart attack in patients with stable coronary or peripheral artery disease, according to late-breaking results from the COMPASS trial presented today in a Hot Line - LBCT Session at ESC...

Cancer is considered as the most deadly disease and is indeed a slow killer. The impact that cancer has not only on the patient but also their immediate familial and social circle, is tremendous. It is often seen that...