EMR Thoughts » HIMSS

One of the most interesting people I met at the HIMSS 2022 conference this year was João Bocas.  If you’re on Twitter, then you’ve probably seen him tweeting from his account @WearablesExpe...

https://www.healthcareittoday.com/2022/05/23/rpm-platform-learnings-from-uk-being-brought-to-the-us/

We know that there are a lot of reasons for burnout in healthcare.  One that sometimes people sweep under the rug a bit is the impact on productivity of outdated paper-based processes.  One of ...

https://www.healthcareittoday.com/2022/05/09/2-important-esignature-use-cases-informed-consent-and-registration/

Consensus Cloud Solutions has added Natural Language Processing capability to its offerings which will make it much easier for healthcare organizations to turn unstructured documents into a rich ...

https://www.healthcareittoday.com/2022/04/27/ocr-nlp-fax-a-winning-combination-for-consensus/

It’s impossible to put a value on the trust your patients place in your organization to protect and safely store the data created in the course of caring for the community. Hospitals and health...

https://www.healthcareittoday.com/2022/04/26/managing-healthcare-cyber-threats-and-protecting-patient-data-at-the-edge/

There is little doubt that the top challenge facing healthcare in 2022 is staffing. Healthcare organizations around the country are feeling the effects of shortages and workforce instability with...

https://www.healthcareittoday.com/2022/04/21/once-feared-ai-now-offers-relief-for-healthcare-staffing-challenges/

The inability to easily exchange medical data is holding back healthcare improvements and innovation. Thankfully there has been concerted effort recently from governments, vendors, standards bodi...

https://www.healthcareittoday.com/2022/04/20/are-we-further-along-with-interoperability-than-we-think/

There is little doubt that a good patient experience leads to better outcomes. A “good experience”, however, is a moving target that is shaped by consumer experiences in other industries like...

https://www.healthcareittoday.com/2022/04/19/ntt-data-services-more-personalized-patient-experiences-needed/

Any shift in healthcare goes slow.  In many ways, this is by design.  We don’t want to make changes that are going to literally put patients’ lives at risk.  While change is slow, it feels...

https://www.healthcareittoday.com/2022/04/18/becoming-more-patient-first-with-kelli-bravo-from-pega/

As healthcare continues to grapple with staffing challenges, organizational leaders are more keenly interested in technologies that will reduce staff workload and frustration. Companies with esta...

https://www.healthcareittoday.com/2022/04/14/tigerconnect-reduces-staff-frustration-with-better-communication-scheduling/

When it comes to HIEs, each one is different. They often have distinct missions, and many states have multiple HIEs trying to approach electronic information exchange from several directions. In ...

https://www.healthcareittoday.com/2022/04/13/arkansas-hie-uses-technology-partnership-to-improve-health-outcomes/