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In an industry that is frequently dominated by men, we at Global Healthcare IT, Inc. would like to shine some light on the influential female leaders in the healthcare sector today.  Health Data Management has an annual recognition program for the most powerful women in healthcare.  All the women listed here are the ones whoRead more

According to the CDC, “From January 1, 2019 to May 3, 2019, 764 individual cases of measles have been confirmed in 23 states”.  This is a high record since the year 2000 where measles was apparently eliminated from the United States. With this outbreak going around, hospitals are looking for a way to help preventRead more

Microsoft, Mastercard and Workday has announced a solution called the Cybersecurity Talent Initiative.  This is being backed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services along with ten other federal agencies. Cybersecurity professionals face a fast growing problem: burnout.  Society depends on our cybersecurity professionals to handle our public safety issues but burnout isRead 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

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

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