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Contributing Writer · November 23, 2010
How use of medical data will change the future of healthcare
The intelligent use of medical data is a foundation stone for the dramatic changes coming to healthcare. Patient treatment, doctors’ and hospitals’ business models, and the role of government in regulation and reimbursement are all undergoing profound changes, and heated debate – but the underpinning...
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Contributing Writer · November 18, 2010
Can EMR usage make a difference in medication non-adherence?
A recent report in the Annals of Internal Medicine on the characteristics of prescriptions that are abandoned at the pharmacy raise the question of (1) how to ensure that people actually pick up their prescriptions, and (2) how to make sure that people actually take...
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Contributing Writer · November 16, 2010
The sustainability of Health Information Exchanges
Health information exchange is a key piece in the national effort to build an interconnected health care delivery system. Their potential to improve health care quality, reduce medical errors, and lower costs by means of increased interoperability and information-sharing among patients, providers, payors and other...
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Contributing Writer · September 30, 2010
The HIPAA implication of Facebook friends with patients
Social networking is becoming a mainstay of modern life. Facebook alone, which has grown to 100,000,000 users in just 9 months, is the 4th largest “country” in the world. Many businesses use Facebook pages to build their marketing and visibility – in fact, a whole...
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Contributing Writer · September 24, 2010
Practice Fusion Connect 2010
At Practice Fusion we feel really lucky. Lucky to have over 50,000 users who utilize our EHR to its fullest capacity and also truly believe in us as a company. As the social media specialist, I see firsthand the love and appreciation our users express....
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