Category: Health Care IT

ICD-10 training

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Marie Westerhof

The transition to ICD-10 is looming over the healthcare industry. The pressure to train before the October 1, 2015 roll-out is forcing many medical practices to pay for expensive courses…Read more


apple healthkit

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Marie Westerhof

While the health industry is growing steadily, healthcare providers are also looking for ways to decrease spending by empowering patients to take better care of themselves. Apple’s new product, HealthKit,…Read more


google glass healthcare

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Amanda Guerrero

Medicine isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when you think of holograms, but it looks like that may change soon. Earlier this month, Microsoft announced that it is…Read more


esight

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Amanda Guerrero

Electronic glasses might sound like something out of a science fiction movie, but they’re very real – and they are helping legally blind individuals to see. In the case of…Read more


google health search

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Marie Westerhof

Whether you are looking for an at-home flu remedy or the cause behind a specific symptom, googling anything related to your health can be dangerous. With so much information out…Read more


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Posted on January 30, 2015 by Ryan Nelson

Healthcare IT today is bigger than ever. Modern software is intended to increase efficiency, organization and communication with patients – but only recently have patients become the focus of health…Read more


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Posted on January 29, 2015 by Candice Claassen

Poor communication can cause U.S hospitals to waste approximately $12 billion annually, or about 2 percent of revenues, according to a recent study by Accenture. In order to decrease financial…Read more


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Posted on January 28, 2015 by Ryan Nelson

Mobile health devices have created easy access to a wealth of information about our own bodies – people can monitor what they eat, track how much they have exercised, measure…Read more


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Posted on January 20, 2015 by Ryan Nelson

Although much of the medical field has made the transition from paper to electronic health records, the available models for electronic patient reported outcomes (PROs) have not been as effective…Read more


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Posted on January 07, 2015 by Ryan Nelson

The Consumer Electronics Show has returned to Las Vegas, and groundbreaking technology in healthcare is shaping up to be one of the highlights of the convention. With 3600 exhibitors and…Read more