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You can always count on Epic Systems to be ready for April 1st.  If you head onto their website today, you will notice all sorts of amazing new “innovations” and news! For instance, they have created an interactive patient module called “MyMom” which will be an addition to MyChart and it will endorse a healthyRead more

Drones is the answer to medical accessibility for the future especially in rural areas.  It will cut transportation time and improve access to light medical supplies. In 2018, studies by innovation foundation Nesta concluded drones can increase speed and reliability for improved patient care whole cutting down on costs.  Matternet, a drone company based inRead more

The growth of technology and healthcare is moving exponentially with amazing results.  These changes help improve the care of current and future patients.  While some may disagree and believe that technology is not improving our healthcare systems, here are the top 10 stories on how technology and innovation has improved healthcare. Pennsylvania Hospital Changes TraditionalRead more

The LexisNexis Risks Solutions recently surveyed more than 30 members of the college of Healthcare Information Management Executives on what their focus will be for 2019.  These executives consist of all sizes of organizations from: hospitals, long-term care facilities and health plans.  In that survey, the CIO’s mentioned that their main priorities were: EHR upgradesRead more

Becoming certified in Epic Systems is not the easiest thing to do, but it is a very important certification to have especially in the healthcare EMR IT field.  There are only a few ways to become certified and that is either being sponsored by your healthcare company to be trained at Epic headquarters or workRead more

Most smartwatch brands have been moving towards the healthcare market by developing new and more advanced vital sign monitoring technologies.  Apple already monitor’s your blood pressure and gives you alerts if you are outside the normal decile range and now AT&T and Samsung are moving forward to join in on the market. AT&T will shortlyRead more

Technology is the future for healthcare and will continue to be the rising trend.  Kaiser Permanente is aware of this and will have curricular that focuses on electronic health records (EHR), augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR) and 3D technology.  Their goal is to train physicians to be ready in a “data-driven care” environment.  “We’veRead more

February is more than the month of Valentine’s Day it is also known as Heart Month!   This month is dedicated to promoting heart health. Did you know, the #1 killer in the United States is: Heart Disease ? People who are at a higher risk usually have several of these medical conditions: diabetes, overweight andRead more

The stresses of regulatory requirements and EMR keeping can be great on the Physician community.  Many Physicians feel tired, angry and disempowered, so what can the healthcare IT world do to help fix this issue? Jeffrey Wall, MD, Director and Physician Strategy Executive at Cerner says, “Our goal is to bring real change to theRead more

If you are going to HIMSS19, you can look forward to seeing and hearing about the amazing innovations Microsoft has recently put out. Here are the three innovations to look out for: Microsoft 365 for Hospitals A secure HIPAA compliant application that allows physicians, nurses and other medical staff to communicate. This will allow theRead more