Better EHR & CDS Design Means Better Patient Outcomes
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Improved health IT interfaces such as online dashboards and apps are leading to better patient care according to a new report examining EHR usability and clinical decision support.
Read MoreHealthcare Predictions for the New Year
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Healthcare is quickly and continuously changing from new technologies to an explosion in demand. Experts from Frost & Sullivan discussed the most likely predictions for 2016.
Read MoreIBM's Watson is Transforming Healthcare One Patient at a Time
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IBM Watson is getting closer to helping your doctor read your X-rays and aims to make sense of a growing pool of health care-related data to help patients and providers make better decisions. Deborah DiSanzo, former CEO of Philips Healthcare, was named its head and general manager in September. Since April, Watson Health has added 100 companies to what IBM calls Ecosystem, allowing them to access Watson data to develop analytics and insights.
Read MoreObamacare Pending Repeal, but Unlikely
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The U.S. Senate recently approved a bill that would repeal the majority of the ACA in a vote of 52 to 47. If approved at the House of Representatives, the bill will be sent to President Obama who is expected to veto it.
Read MoreBurnout Increasing Among U.S. Physicians
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Burnout is defined as, “a syndrome of emotional exhaustion, loss of meaning in work, feelings of ineffectiveness, and a tendency to view people as objects rather than as human beings.” According to a new study from the Mayo Clinic and the American Medical Association (AMA), 54% of 7,000 surveyed physicians in the U.S. experience some level of burnout and it is only getting worse.
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