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Healthcare management is now driven by technology. CIOs have to constantly look out for the best tech tools to meet the requirements of the HITECH Act and HIPAA. There's also a constant need to reduce operating costs, boost the productivity of clinicians, and improve...

For Chief Information Officers, an electronic health record (EHR) is an essential tool for capturing, retrieving and transferring accurate patient records. It saves time and costs while improving the quality of diagnosis and treatment. EHR also streamlines the...

Various categories of healthcare providers can enjoy substantial benefits from outsourcing information systems development and maintenance. Whether you have experienced in-house IT staff or not, outsourcing is a wise business decision. It cuts costs and allows you to...

HealthShare was designed by InterSystems to reduce the cost and time needed to connect healthcare organizations. It is currently one of the best interoperability platforms for collaborative care. HealthShare may be used to implement effective private health...

In our modern data-driven world, these top 5 IT consulting firms can help businesses use technology most efficiently for all business functions. Hiring an IT consultant can help your company reduce costs, gain a competitive advantage, and increase your revenue. To...

An InterSystems contractor is necessary as healthcare providers now capture, store, and transfer a massive volume of data every month. From physician notes and treatment plans to lab test results and patient condition monitoring, there's a huge volume of healthcare...

InterSystems database has gained popularity because big data is at the core of the digital transformation that’s changing healthcare delivery. With the massive increase in variety and volume of healthcare data, the ability of humans to make effective decisions about a...

Efficient databases are vital tools for the continuous improvement of care in the healthcare industry. Databases organize and store all the data that’s captured and retrieved by providers, patients, and payers. To enhance the speed of data retrieval for real-time...

Have you considered hiring a CIO consultant for your organization, but you aren't sure if you need one? If so, keep reading. The primary role of the chief information officer (CIO) in a healthcare organization is to make sure that health IT is working efficiently, and...

Why even make the effort to find the best medical software for your organization? The answer is simple. Many physicians are preparing to change their EHR system because they’re not happy with the results they’re getting from their current solution. The reason for this...

When you need a new software solution for your healthcare organization, you have two options: go for a packaged, off-the-shelf software or build custom medical software. While there are different ready-made solutions available for different types of practices and...

Medical records software helps medical practices and healthcare providers to save lives and provide high-quality care to their patients. Custom-designed applications improve workflow and patient outcomes in all types of healthcare organizations from single clinics to...

As health insurance coverage becomes increasingly more expensive, patients are now looking for ways to keep their healthcare costs within their budget. A health share plan offers participants some relief and more affordable access to certain types of healthcare....

For our healthcare system to experience a true transformation, primary care must change. However, many primary care practices are overburdened by their workload such that progress is very slow. Many have very high patient demand, insufficient funds and inadequate...

Using efficient software systems improves the quality of care you offer to your patients. But you’ll always have to choose between packaged off-the-shelf solutions and working with hospital software companies to develop custom solutions. While a packaged solution can...

Developing medical software is a relatively complex task. So, it’s important to work with a developer that has the experience and a proven track record in this field. With the increasing demand for the digitization of operations in healthcare, many new medical...

Healthcare software solutions can help you to collect, store, share, and analyze health data. Deploying top-rated medical software enables you to enhance the quality of patient care, reduce the cost of daily operations, and make all clinicians more productive. Here...

Security risk assessment in a healthcare organization helps secure electronic protected health information (ePHI) from various types of threats. Every health facility should conduct a security risk analysis periodically to ensure that data won’t be lost or corrupted...

Automating your operations with robust hospital software systems benefits all stakeholders. If you want physicians to work more comfortably and efficiently, get all test results and patient history at the press of a button while enjoying seamless billing, scheduling,...

You know that your organization needs to do better. That’s why you’re looking into a medical software development company—to find a partner that will work hard to deliver the quality you need. But identifying patient requirements and implementing a successful medical...

Your healthcare organization has one goal: to help people. And spending hours at a computer cuts down on the hours that your staff can focus on caring for patients. But that computer has vital information about your patients—information that you need to properly treat...

Healthcare represents an industry where technology changes the way services are received and given. Though historically slow when implementing new technology, it looks like healthcare is starting to pick up the pace, with medical software development playing an...

Maintaining the safety and integrity of your electronic medical records software doesn't happen on its own. Rather, healthcare organizations must prioritize safety and security in order to mitigate their risk of cybersecurity attacks, data loss, and even internal...

Healthcare leaders and medical manager software share a common goal: to deliver the best possible experience to their patients. As a healthcare provider, your primary focus is caring for your patients. But too often, time-consuming tasks like paperwork, filing, and...

Can one hospital software solution rule them all? Given the complexity of today's medical industry, the sheer number of systems that comprise the modern healthcare facility makes it difficult for IT buyers to choose just one that will suit each department's and user's...

Conducting a security assessment is an integral piece of any healthcare IT puzzle. It's one of the first steps in determining where vulnerabilities exist and provides a data-driven foundation on what to do to mitigate your risks.  But are your security assessments...

Comparing medical software companies is too important a decision to make without knowing what you're actually buying into. Whichever provider you choose will ultimately be your business's lifeline, and that decision shouldn't be taken lightly. To complicate the...

Choosing between healthcare software companies can often feel like diffusing a bomb: there's a lot weighing on your final decision, and you want to get the best possible outcome for your efforts. Historically, healthcare companies have been reluctant to adopt health...

Face-to-face interaction will always be the primary method of building relationships between you and your patients. However, healthcare software continues to play an increasing role in how those relationships are started and nurtured. Healthcare software shouldn't...

Despite the fact that healthcare organizations are largely lagging in digital technology adoption, many of them are actively pursuing ways to implement electronic health records and other solutions. It's a complex process, given the many hurdles that healthcare...

Enterprise risk management is becoming more of a priority for healthcare organizations. Not only would a healthcare breach pose devastating financial consequences to an organization's patients, it can also demolish the company's reputation. Performing a security risk...

Quality healthcare is a standard for living a healthy life, but the ways in which providers and organizations deliver care is far from being standardized. Point solutions and out of the box app development are quickly becoming less relevant in the healthcare industry....

It's a question plaguing thousands of healthcare organizations and facilities: should I invest in custom healthcare software development or purchase an off the shelf solution? Regardless of your area of practice, it's a struggle to work with inefficient systems and...

Just like the perfect fit of a custom-made suit, bespoke software development is quickly becoming the go-to choice for healthcare organizations to achieve operational excellence and interoperability. Technology continues to grow in sophistication, and with this growth...

Do your PSCs constantly have wait times? Are patient’s frustrated with the fact that they have to register again and again for lab services? Did the patient forget their lab order and have to come back? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you need...

When's the last time you performed a vulnerability assessment within your healthcare organization? This assessment can be a valuable piece to your data protection and cybersecurity strategy. By defining, classifying, analyzing, and treating vulnerabilities within your...

You have just been tasked with setting up an HL7 interface to a disparate system and you don’t have the resources to accomplish the task. This is not an uncommon situation and because HL7 is not standard even within the same version, much alone across versions i.e....

Many laboratories do not have the resources to manage their day to day IT needs, let alone take on additional outside projects such as EMR interfacing. This interfacing process presents many challenges in dealing with connectivity and the various formats of the...

In 2015, Anthem Inc. was the victim of a breach that put 78.88 million records at risk. Also in 2015, Premera Blue Cross had over 11 million records exposed. In just the first three months of 2018, over 1 million healthcare records from various companies had been...

How to Conduct a Security Assessment of Your Healthcare Network If you’re concerned about keeping your patient data safe and secure, you only need to answer two questions: First, do you feel your network is as secure as it can be? And second, would you be willing to...