Digital Transformation

This evolution of healthcare involves using technology to improve diagnosis, treatments, monitor patients, enhance hospital operations and culture, and bolster consumer-focused care. This includes virtual reality tools, wearable devices, workflow software, health apps and other digital health tools.

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Optimizing Effective Cancer Care at NIH

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See how leading radiologists and oncologists at NIH are using technology such as semi-automated cancer lesion management and multi-media reporting software to reliably, consistently and quickly distribute reports in oncology follow up and treatment planning.

January 13, 2014

Scientific Symposium Highlights Efforts to Reduce Sepsis Mortality, Hospital-Acquired Conditions and Hospital Readmissions, as Well as New Approaches to Population Health

The need for evaluation and measurement regarding the effectiveness and impact of quality improvement work on a wide range of US health care issues was center stage today at the 19th Annual Scientific Symposium on Improving the Quality and Value of Health Care, attended by more than 300 health care professionals. Hosted by IHI as part of the 25th annual National Forum, presentations and research posters described results and learning from quality initiatives across a wide range of topics – including new approaches for disclosing adverse events to patients, the value of shared medical appointments, a statewide initiative to bring down the number of elective births before 39 weeks, the growing role of patient family advisors, and much more.

December 9, 2013

Dolbey Announces Patent Award for Its Fusion SpeechEMR Technology

Cincinnati, OH, December 03, 2013-- On the eve of its 100-year anniversary, Dolbey and Company, Inc., which began in 1914 as a partner and dealer for Thomas A. Edison’s dictation machine company, announces the issuance of a United States patent for “Systems and Methods for Providing an Electronic Dictation Interface.”

December 5, 2013

GE Healthcare’s “Brilliant Machines” Software Innovations Transforms the Patient Experience by Reducing Wait Times and Helping Hospital Staff Increase Efficiency

Breakthrough software innovation delivers improved clinical capabilities, personalization, lower costs and operational results

December 4, 2013

Six Predictions for How IT Will Impact Healthcare in 2014

As health IT leaders make their way to New York for the New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC) Digital Health Conference, certain trends are emerging that will define healthcare in 2014. Practice Fusion, the nation's largest healthcare platform, looks at these key trends from 2013 and predicts what they might mean looking forward. With the ongoing Meaningful Use incentive push for health technology and the recent difficulty of many vendors to deliver on new and upcoming requirements, it's looking to be a big year for upheaval in the health IT sector.

November 14, 2013

Hello Health and CollaborateMD to Offer First No-Cost, Combined EHR and Medical Billing Solution

NEW YORK, Sept. 19, 2013 -- Hello Health® and CollaborateMD have announced the integration of Hello Health's no-cost electronic health record (EHR) and patient portal with CollaborateMD's affordable medical billing and practice management system. The partnership marries Hello Health's one-of-a-kind business model with CollaborateMD's robust claim management functionality, for an easy-to-use, complete solution that is free and well-suited for small- to medium-sized independent medical practices.

September 19, 2013

Sharp HealthCare Works to Ensure Successful Matching of Patients to Their Electronic Health Records

ANN ARBOR, MI, September 16, 2013 – San-Diego-based Sharp HealthCare, one of the nation’s leaders in implementing electronic health records, also devotes significant resources to ensure that patient information is easily accessible and patients are correctly identified within its records system to support its 2.3 million visits per year.

September 17, 2013

PracticeMax Announces Acquisition of Medi-Data Service, Ltd.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--PracticeMax, a national provider of medical practice management and technology services, today announced it has acquired Medi-Data Service, LTD, (MDS) of Naperville, IL, continuing its expansion of operations throughout the Midwest. Under the direction of president Andy Kokosa, MDS is one of the oldest most respected medical management firms in the Chicagoland area. For over three decades, MDS has provided billing and practice management services across a multitude of specialties, including individual physicians, groups, and hospital owned practices.

September 11, 2013

Around the web

Five of the largest U.S. medical societies focused on cardiovascular health are one step closer to seeing their paradigm-shifting proposal become a reality.

The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions and Society of Thoracic Surgeons have both shared statements in support of the ban, which is already being challenged in court. The American Hospital Association, meanwhile, opposes the policy shift, saying it “errs by seeking to create a one-size-fits-all rule”

Alison Bailey, MD, co-chair of the business of cardiology sessions at ACC.24, emphasized that reimbursement cuts can have a long-term negative impact on patient. 

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