Rise of the Machines: Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
When we think of artificial intelligence, the images that come to mind for many of us are probably somewhere along the lines of Rosie from The Jetsons or Arnold in Terminator. While we’re still most...
View ArticleThe Cost of Care: How AI is Revolutionizing Healthcare and Driving Down Prices
The cost of healthcare is once again at the center of a national debate. With premiums rising, the baby boomers aging, and diabetes, the most expensive disease in the world, affecting 10% of the US...
View ArticleThe Prevalence and Consequences of Medical Errors in American Medicine
Part I There are numerous records that we maintain, or are maintained on us, over the course of our lives. Our school records track our grades and accolades. Our public records track our civic life...
View ArticleEMRs Taking Away Close to One-Third of Physicians’ Work Time – AMA
The EMR Time Crunch A common complaint among physicians across practices and specialties has been the amount of time that was previously spent attending to patients is now being occupied by clinical...
View ArticlePhysician Fee Schedule Final Policy for Calendar Year 2018
On November 2, CMS issued a final rule that includes updates to payment policies, payment rates, and quality provisions for services furnished under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) on or...
View ArticleHospital OPPS and ASC Payment System and Quality Reporting Programs Changes...
On November 1, CMS issued the CY 2018 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System final rule with comment period, which includes updates to...
View ArticleEHRs, Documentation Leading to a Physician Burnout Crisis
Dictation and Transcription Improvements Cited as No. 1 Fix by Docs When they were kids thinking about their future career, physicians didn’t dream of taking care of administrative record-keeping. They...
View ArticleSaince announces the launch of tele-medicine feature within its clinical...
Doc-U-Scribe clinical documentation solution now comes integrated with tele-medicine workflow. Physicians and administrators can create tele-consultation sessions with patients seamlessly from within...
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