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Month: August 2018
EHR Customization Can Result in Medical Errors, Incomplete Testing and Certification
While widespread adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) has helped put them in an overwhelming majority of hospitals and clinics, their design and function could cause medical mistakes and errors…
Acute Care, Physician Groups Look to Software for Non-HIPAA Privacy Requirement Support
The noncompliance in healthcare organizations is due to the complexity of privacy and security requirements, immature security initiatives, and ineffectiveness of current procedures, the survey found.
Time for a Health Check on Physician Queries: How Mobile Technology Can Modernize CDI
Hospital billing is complex and accuracy is critical, as it can affect not only reimbursement, but hospital and physician quality scores as well.