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6 ways to use business intelligence software
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With the onslaught of health IT initiatives such as meaningful use, ICD-10, and ACOs, healthcare organizations can have a hard time keeping up.  Read »

QuadraMed acquires NCR's healthcare business
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QuadraMed announced this week it had reached an agreement with NCR Corporation to acquire NCR healthcare solutions – including its patient access software, payment manager and other technologies –   Read »

Addressing homelessness through better documentation
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Every day the national healthcare workforce comes face to face with grim realities manifesting from much larger systemic issues.  Read »

Looking Back on 2011 - What A Strange Year It's Been
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It is almost becoming the norm to say that it has been another tumultuous year in the healthcare IT market.  Read »

HealthEdge survey shows payers planning to support new healthcare models
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A recent market survey of payers by healthcare software provider HealthEdge shows that the majority of payers are planning to support new payment and healthcare models in the next three years.  Read »

Women and Health IT Careers
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At times, we see certain professions and trades populated by certain groups than perhaps others.  Read »

HIPAA 5010: Are You Ready for the New Transaction Standard?
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Can you hear that clock ticking down to Jan. 1, 2012?  Read »

Quality Systems to acquire ViaTrack Systems
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In a move aimed at expanding electronic data interchange (EDI) services in the inpatient space, Quality Systems, Inc. (QSI) will acquire Augusta, Ga.-based ViaTrack Systems.  Read »

HHS tightens conflict of interest regulation
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While healthcare organizations have been preoccupied with EHR meaningful use, ICD-10 and HIPAA 5010, a lesser-known set of regulations that could have a dramatic effect on research institutions, an  Read »

6 new HIT positions in 2012
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By now, we know health IT professionals will need certain skills to make it  Read »