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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

Some of you are probably wondering what is my next move in healthcare IT?  Would it be worth investigating a career move into Epic Systems? Epic is the current market leader in large scale Electronic Health Record (EHR/EMR) sales with approximately 70% of new software sales.  The simple answer to this is….YES. Recent analysis ofRead more

Most of us are familiar with Lyft or Uber but most of the time we all use it for social outgoings, but have you used it to go to a doctor’s appointment?  Transportation to medical appointments is a big factor for most patients.  If they are not able to find reliable transportation there, they wouldRead more

Blockchain is the new cloud but instead of having data condensed into one server, it is securely divided amongst multiple secured systems.  Here at the top 5 reasons Healthcare companies should consider the benefits: “Smart” Contracts Faster way for contracts to get automatically processed. Once the conditions are met it will immediately be administered.  ItRead more

What is it that you look for when choosing a doctor?  Most of us look for qualifications such as: education, how many patients they have seen or their reviews.  But what researchers at Stanford University found is that the more warm and kind a doctor is the better. Already when a patient goes in forRead more

Our world in rapidly developing in technology especially in the healthcare field.  We can already find artificial intelligence (AI) used in surgery, administrative tasks and analysis. Most healthcare facilities and companies are already transitioning into electronic health/medical records (EHR/EMR) but what about implementing even more AI into the healthcare field? Pros to Having AI inRead more

Now what do you usually think of when it comes to baking soda? Just your ordinary house essential? Baking soda can be used for more than your stinky fridge, baking cakes or brushing your teeth. It can be used to benefit your health and it can be used as a cheap over the counter remedy:Read more

Top 5 Healthcare Trends that we can expect for the New Year: 1. Value-based Care With our population, care has always been looked as volume over value when it should be the other way around.  In 2019, we will be pushing for value over volume and for ways to lower costs and to also provideRead more

Canada is re-creating its path in to the EMR space (a project that has been ongoing in America for decades now).  Previously, large swathes of Canada were Allscripts, or Meditech.  These older version EMRs are being replaced by newer, more efficient models (primarily Epic and Cerner)  Any new EMR project, regardless of location, and needsRead more

The advancement of technology continues to provide solutions to ongoing challenges in the medical field. A solution to the “Frozen Section Analysis” was created at the University of Texas at Austin in which the 30 minute risky cancer analysis now takes seconds to detect.  The Frozen Section Analysis is conducted while a patient is inRead more