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Healthcare costs are rising globally and so are the patient’s expectations on their treatment roadmaps and its possible consequences. Therefore, there is a challenging proposition faced by today’s healthcare organizations. They have to repeatedly address battling conflicting priorities with the available resources and existing constraints. Some of the challenges faced   include- – Delivering high quality healthcare services with minimal costs – Maintaining thorough patient safety – Addressing hospital security issues – Scaling up to latest...

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Many Picture Archive and Communications System (PACS) contracts are coming up for renewal or being renewed now. However, is a straight PACS renewal or replacement contract for another five, seven or ten years with an existing or new vendor really the best solution? Or is it simply perceived to be the easiest route? Or are Trusts really exploring the possibilities available to them? At BridgeHead, we believe PACS contract renewals present the ideal opportunity for...

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In his keynote speech to the 2017 Health and Care Innovation Expo, Matthew Swindells, NHS England’s National Director of Operations and Information, urged software providers to “not be protective about ‘your’ data”. He added that, “If the patient wants you to share what you’ve got with another clinician who’s treating them, I don’t want to see vendors locking the data down”. Swindells also encouraged those working within the NHS to “drive openness and data sharing...

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Considering the complexity and the large volumes involved in the healthcare industry, the online medical billing and coding system have become one of the most important aspects of medical practitioners, clinicians, and physicians involved in this profession. However, finding a qualified and well-equipped online medical billing and coding system is no easy task. An efficient and well-managed online medical billing and coding system can help medical practitioners run their practice smoothly by reducing a host...

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The HealthCare (HC) Industry has evolved tremendously since its inception. According to WHO reports, the Global Healthcare Expenditure forecast is believed to reach USD 9.5 Trillion by 2018.The increasing complexity of healthcare operations, government initiatives to promote implementation of Information Technology (IT) in hospitals, shift toward paperless environment through electronic records and huge proliferation of smart devices and mobile apps are creating demand for healthcare IT systems. Major Reasons for IT to drive HC –...

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Telemedicine has revolutionized healthcare delivery in recent years by bringing doctors into living rooms via video. What once might have been considered science fiction is very much a reality. The concept of telemedicine started as phone and radio consults. One of the earliest examples of telemedicine was in Australia, where, in the early 1900s, people living in remote parts of the country communicated with the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia via bicycle-powered two-way radios....

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A frequently heard refrain from many “experts” is that in healthcare, markets unlike in other commodities do not work. This concept was given credence by a 1963 article written by the Nobel Prize winning economist Kenneth Arrow.[i] Professor Arrow’s five points were: 1) unpredictability – frequently our need for healthcare is unexpected and urgent 2) barriers to entry – one cannot just put up a sign and practice medicine; it takes years of education and...

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Recently, the utilization of the medical practice management solution has been markedly increased among the physicians. They are using the latest technology to ensure that all the data is properly managed and nothing will go wrong regarding the insurance claims and billing information. We all know that most of the people are using the online services especially the social media sites. Their popularity is tremendously growing and most people are looking for the sites of...

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Patient healthcare has come a long way since inception and has gradually transitioned into value-based care. Patient Healthcare Experience (PHE) is a complex terminology related to patient satisfaction. An enhanced focus on PHE primarily drives a perception of better results, educates the patient on the requisite treatment route and inculcates the path of adherence. Certainly there is a clear-cut roadmap that aids the healthcare experience and delivers ‘patient delight’. Understanding and estimating the healthcare experience...

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Excerpted (pp. 126-128) from, Understanding Healthcare: A Historical Perspective, by Kenneth A. Fisher, M.D.  (www.freedominhealthcare.org) Proving that markets do work in healthcare in this country is the spectacular growth of health savings accounts along with high deductible insurance. With these accounts patients use tax-free dollars for their routine healthcare needs as they shop for the best value, using their insurance only for big-ticket items. Instead for a vast majority of Americans with our present price-...

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