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Transforming Homecare with Technology: An Interview with Tom Maxwell

May 22, 2013, No comments

I recently had the opportunity to speak with Healthcare Homebase Chief Strategy Officer, Tom Maxwell, about the importance of technology when it comes to homecare. Tom has been involved in ...


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Healthcare Spending in Decline

May 9, 2013, No comments

Healthcare spending has been decreasing as of late, but there’s a lot more to it than just the recession; healthcare reform is making a difference. Medical journal Health Affairs recently ...


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Do hospitals put their patients first? The truth about surgery complications.

May 2, 2013, No comments

Consider this: Hospitals generate significantly more revenue if a patient experiences some complications during surgery. Sarah Kliff at the Washington Post recently discussed the issue by addressing a ...


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Technology and patient engagement- an exclusive interview with Steve Rhodes

April 24, 2013, No comments

I recently had the opportunity to discuss the state of healthcare technology in the US with Steve Rhodes, President and CEO of Physician’s Trust. Steve has plenty of experience in ...


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Mobile devices connect home health aides to patient’s care circle

April 18, 2013, No comments

Hospitals and healthcare providers are gravitating towards patient engagement and coordinated health to increase efficiency, empower patients in their own care and cut costs. By having doctors collabo ...


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What the healthcare industry can learn from the financial services industry – an exclusive interview with Pitney Bowes Software’s Christine Durr

April 3, 2013, No comments

Following the HIMSS 2013 Conference last month, I was able to sit down with Christine Durr, a Healthcare Solution Specialist at Pitney Bowes Software, to discuss this year’s show, the ...


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Hospital Adoption Rate of EHRs Continues to Rise

March 28, 2013, No comments

Hospital adoption of EHR (Electronic Health Record) technology has been steadily rising in the United States since 2008, and that can be attributed to the Health Information Technology for Economic .. ...


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Coming Soon to a Pharmacy and Office Lobby Near You: A Primary Care Physician

March 20, 2013, No comments

During this month’s HIMSS Conference, the focus of most conversations was on interoperability – taking the EHR systems that healthcare providers have implemented and ensuring that different medica ...


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Accenture Study Shows Doctors Are Somewhat Open to Patients Accessing Electronic Health Records

March 14, 2013, No comments

The majority of doctors in the United States believe that patients should have access to their Electronic Health Records (EHRs). That said, they don’t share the same enthusiasm towards a ...


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Salvaging the quality of EHR data in the age of the “brown bag of pills”

February 27, 2013, No comments

Healthcare payers and providers are moving towards coordinated care as a way to increase the efficiency and decrease the cost of healthcare. The concept is that having primary physicians, specialists, ...