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Amy Demski is a hard working consultant like many Epic consultants. When recruiting and trying to build relationships with these consultants, it’s important to remember the road they’ve traveled to get to the position they are in. Amy recently wrote on her personal LinkedIn her experience in getting certified. The original post can be found hereRead more

Happy July 4th from everyone at Global Healthcare IT, your source for all things Epic, Cerner, and so much more! We hope you have a wonderful Independence Day, and above all, remain safe. As a bit of fun, here are the top 10 most commonly used ICD-10 codes on this particular holiday: E86.0: Dehydration L55.0:Read more

Business Insider recently posted a short video on the medical advancements changing lives. It is expected that in as little as 5 to 10 years, the lives of many treated patients in the United States and around the world will have improved with little adjustments to the way their healthcare is approached. Among the mostRead more

According to the American Telemedicine Association (ATA), there are four fundamental benefits to the development and use of telemedicine: Improved Access: Distant patient locations, multiple physician locations, and reach to both urban and rural areas are indicators that telemedicine affect both patient and physician. Patients located in areas with a bad transportation system or evenRead more

The role of the Chief Information Officer, or CIO is often overlooked in media when a big name company or organization makes headlines. You’ll see the name of the CEO, the COO, and even the CFO thrown out more commonly than the CIO; so what does the CIO do? For recruiters and account developers inRead more

Looking back at the history of Population Health Management (PHM), it’s hard to tell where it all got started. Some portions of history will refer back to pre-20th Century care in the advanced countries such as France and Britain.  In the United States, care for what happens to a patient inside the clinic and post-visitRead more

Artificial Intelligence has provided smart assistance in various industries.  Algorithms designed to predict outcomes have allowed many big name companies to dedicate virtual or automated customer service options round the clock in terms of frequently asked questions and inquiries. All of this is now possible without the presence of a person on-site at a serviceRead more

The real answer to this is… they are both likely winners.  However, let’s examine why. The advantage of cloud computing in a healthcare IT environment is obvious. Hospitals are not IT departments; with that said, why consider using the cloud?  A well-organized cloud provider can reduce costs, improve availability of services and applications, improve regulatoryRead more

Blockchain technology made its debut when the concept of Bitcoin went public in 2009. It was originally created as a digital ledger; a write-only trust that could track, record, time stamp and decentralize transactions made through Bitcoin. The basic idea is that unlike regular transactions that give verification rights to internal parties, these transactions goRead more

A recent survey (Black Book Market Research) showed that client satisfaction from the usual EHR vendors such as Epic, Cerner, and Meditech are still rating above all other competing vendors.  However, new factors such as accessibility to records and other web-based services are coming on top of the list of demands from such consumers.  Unfortunately,Read more