The COVID-19 pandemic has delivered punishing blows to chronic disease management. Patients enduring pulmonary diseases, hypertension, diabetes, and mental health conditions…
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Understanding the Limitations of Inadequate Data
Today, data is everywhere and in many forms. The processing power to crunch huge amounts of data and get analytical…
The Steps to Success for Healthcare AI/ML Endeavors
When Deepmind’s AlphaGo defeated Lee Sedol, a top professional Go player, in the year 2016, deep learning (DL), a subset of machine learning (ML), became the buzz…
The CXO Toolkit: Areas of Focus in Healthcare Technology Development in 2021
Since the Meaningful Use initiatives of 2009, Healthcare Information Technology (HIT) development has been driven by continually evolving healthcare regulations. The…
The ONC Rule Changed to April 2021 – Act Now to Comply!
The ONC issued a final rule on March 9th, 2020, to hold entities who interfere with, prevent, or materially discourage the access,…
Establishing an Analytics Culture – An Overview of the Roadmap
Although at the beginning of the 21st century, many businesses had started to focus on data, the COVID–19 pandemic has forced organizations to develop and adapt to a must–have data-driven culture at all levels.…
Regulatory Penalties – When the HHS Comes Calling
Millions of citizens in the United States rely on the accuracy of Electronic Health Records (EHR) to make crucial decisions…
Descriptive Analytics: Baby steps towards Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning
We are witnessing a rise in the use of AI/ML concepts and technologies in healthcare. Today, algorithms are already outperforming…
Medication Adherence- An overview
Medication adherence is defined by the World Health Organization as the degree to which the person’s behavior corresponds with the…
MU3 Certification Management Handbook
In the previous section, we have discussed the challenges while implementing MU3 and the how to solve them like an…
Meaningful Use Stage 3 Certification: Challenges and Solutions
According to The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services (CMS), by the start of 2019, hospitals will be required to…
Overcoming the Technical Challenges of Chronic Care Management
The new payment model for chronic care management (CCM) offered by Medicare is a positive step toward value-based reimbursement. CPT…