Author: trident500
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Hospital Leverages A Clinical Device Assessment To Move Closer To Meaningful Use
This case study is brought to you by PC Connection, Inc., parent of the PC Connection family of companies, a collection of best-in-class information technology (IT) solutions providers.
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New Tools To Help Protect Against Payment Card Fraud
Over the past 10 years, cybercriminals have consistently targeted their cyber attacks against large merchants, having successfully hacked a number of large cardholder databases. They have stolen large quantities of unprotected card numbers and made billions of dollars of fraudulent transactions.
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Are You Really Protected From Payment Card Fraud?
For years, card networks, processors, issuers, merchants, legislators and law enforcement have been working hard to meet consumer demands for easier access to their funds and an almost unquenchable need and interest for more sophisticated electronic purchase and payment tools, while insisting on reliability, safety and security to ensure their identity and accounts are protected.
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Meaningful Use Education Module: Transitions of Care
This meaningful use education module covers “transitions of care” from both a meaningful use and EHR technology certification perspective. It walks you through the requirements for the meaningful use “transitions of care” objective and measures as well as their relationship to EHR technology certification.
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ECRI releases C-suite watchlist of top 10 hospital technology issues for 2013
Healthcare reform, accountable care organizations, readmissions and reimbursement rates are just a few of the challenges facing today's healthcare leaders, according to a new report from ECRI Institute, a non-profit evidence-based practice center. Balancing costs and savings potential for new technologies also weighs heavily on their shoulders, the Feb.
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Payment-Processing Security in 2012: Fears, Trends, And Solutions
Recently, Vantiv commissioned a study of consumer attitudes toward payment-processing issues—including security. The numbers reveal a clear path forward for financial institutions and merchants of all sizes.
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The February HIT Standards Committee Meeting
The February HIT Standards Committee focused on the Committee workplan for 2013.
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EHR users unhappy, many switching
With more electronic health record systems continuing to fall short of providers' expectations, a new report by Black Book Rankings suggests that 2013 may indeed be the “year of the great EHR vendor switch.” read more
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Development of a Rural Health Framework: Implications for Program Service Planning and Delivery
Purpose: To describe the development and application of an evidence-based Rural Health Framework to guide rural health program, policy and service planning.
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A few tips for those just getting started with content sharing and blogging
The popularity of blogs has been a given for years now but now that experienced professionals have tools like LinkedIn Groups, Google+, and even Facebook I often get asked for tips on what kind of content/information is “best” to be shared. I don’t know that I have any definitive answers but here are some suggestions…