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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

Happy New Year from Global Healthcare IT, Inc.! What are your New Year resolutions for 2019? Something we can keep in mind for 2019 is the job opportunities Epic will offer! Epic Systems software network has now be added: dentists and life insurers. The demand for Epic’s software will be even higher and that meansRead 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

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

A recent survey revealed that hackers can obtain critical data within a matter of hours. Depending on the amount of security, it can be anywhere from 5 to 15 hours, but in the end, the damage is the same and the consequences are expensive. Nuix Black Report stated that healthcare systems have become “soft targets”Read more

Population Health Management (PHM) is going from concept to reality across our health systems.  The fact is, PHM can be practiced in many forms.  Health systems can start with the implementation of their own EMR/EHR.  Then, using data from patient visits, mitigate or preempt further complications, based on a patient’s predictive needs, and the likelihoodRead more

From its humble beginning in the text-book industry to its now never-ending range of supplies to quirky items and pantry items, Amazon has increased its role in consumerism faster than any other online retailer. Easy to shop for necessities such as vitamin supplements and even over the counter (OTC) medications have made it convenient forRead more

Healthcare technology trends vary just as much as cultural trends.  The biggest areas of concerns are usually cyber-security, and advancements on how to make a physician’s life easier. The background goal of healthcare is to provide good health, and good care to their patients, and with this in mind, HIMSS predicts that physician-patient involvement willRead more

When the news of the proposed tax bill first emerged last year, the stated mentality was that be the end of the bill passing, there would be a benefiting end and a losing end. Once the main points of the bill were made public, it was clear that in personal and professional finances alike, everyoneRead more

This should not be new news, but it is.  Recent studies at the University of Virginia Health System found that a five-minute morning chat with a patient regarding their overall well-being and annotating any persistent symptoms greatly improved patient satisfaction. Patients are not robots, and neither should healthcare providers be.  But in a hectic environmentRead more