Tagged With "Medical"
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Managed Services Provider NuMSP acquires Network Medics
CLIFTON, N.J. and MINNEAPOLIS , Oct. 30, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- NuMSP , a growing national managed service provider offering managed IT and cybersecurity solutions, today announced it is entering the Minnesota SMB IT services market with the acquisition of Network Medics, a full-service information technology (IT) managed service provider, offering comprehensive IT solutions for small and mid-sized businesses throughout the greater Minneapolis-St. Paul area. This acquisition continues the...
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Importance of medical records management intensifies in high-tech world
By Jennifer Sharpe Health information management, which includes the management of medical records, is a field that is constantly evolving with advances in technology. “Health information is an exciting career,” said Julia Kendrick, regional health information management director for SSM Health Care Oklahoma. “This industry has come a long way from the days of us being known as the ‘medical record librarians’ to where we are today.” Accuracy of medical records has always been a concern with...
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700+ patients' medical records lost, possibly destroyed
LANE COUNTY, Ore. -- Lane County Health and Human Services announced the loss of 49 boxes containing patient and client information Tuesday night. The boxes contained 566 Community Health Centers of Lane County patient medical information files and 149 Lane County Developmental Disabilities client files. Those files included medical histories, addresses, contact information and social security numbers. During a routine search, June 19, staff was unable to locate the records, which had been...
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HEALTHCARE VERTICAL NEWS
HEALTHCARE VERTICAL NEWS Canon relaunches solution for healthcare - announced its Nuance eCopy ShareScan Services for healthcare - advertised as document capture onramp that integrates with iManage and Epic software - allow Canon imageRUNNER MFPs to scan into these healthcare solutions - provide compliance for HIPAA and GDPR regulations - use OCR to convert images to HL7 protocol - (this solution competes with the Konica Minolta/Nuance AutoStore MD solution, which does even more as it can be...
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The Immense Challenges of IT Management in Health Care
The health care sector has been under constant pressure to shore up its cybersecurity defenses in the past few years, as data breaches continue to plague the sector in the United States and abroad. At the same time, though, legislation has actively pushed medical firms to more aggressively adopt and deploy modern technologies and solutions, which has made management a very difficult prospect for many leaders in the field. In spite of the constant stream of news stories regarding major data...
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Ricoh enters medical field with purchase of Yokogawa Electric business
TOKYO -- Ricoh will gain a path to the medical sector with the acquisition of a Yokogawa Electric business centered on equipment for measuring brain activity. By offering improved versions of Yokogawa's magnetoencephalography (MEG) systems and developing new, proprietary products including medical-use IT systems and cameras, Ricoh hopes to develop the medical field into a business with sales of 50 billion yen ($437 million) by 2025. This represents a belated entry into the medical field for...
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Winscribe Unveils a New Mobile Medical Documentation Platform with the Release of Winscribe Text Version 8.1
...Our ultimate goal with each release is to empower our clients to take control of their documentation processes, so they can see more patients, communicate information faster and create higher quality reports... Auckland, NZ (PRWEB)January 18, 2016 Winscribe today unveiled the latest version of its medical reporting and clinical documentation management solution, Winscribe Text v8.1, which aims to provide caregivers with a more efficient method for creating, distributing and managing...
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Common Threats to Health Data Security and Their Consequences
The health care industry has been under the gun of late because of the increasing prevalence of major data breaches that have exposed the medical records of millions of individuals around the globe. As more entities fall victim to these events,...
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Medical Document Management Systems Market Worth $424.5 Million by 2019
According to the new research report " Medical Document Management Systems Market by Solution (Document Scanning Software, Document Management Software), Application (Medical Records Management), Mode of Delivery (Web-Based, Cloud-Based), & by End-User (Hospitals) - Global Forecasts to 2019 " published by MarketsandMarkets, the global Medical Document Management Systems Market is estimated to be worth around $220 Million in 2014 and $424.5 Million by 2019, at a CAGR of 13%-14%...
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DataCare's CaseBook Medical Case Management Software Offers Affordable Web-Based Solution to Managed Care Industry
SAN JOSE, Calif., June 3, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- DataCare Corporation today announced the CaseBook™ Medical Case Management Software , an affordable web-based solution for managed care companies. "Pay for what you use" and support for business accounting systems makes it ideal for even small case management organizations. Our customers report: "It is so easy to enter my notes right along with my billable time" "My favorite thing about the system is that reports are automatically sent to those...
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HTH Worldwide Selects Kofax to Optimize the Efficiency and Security of Medical Claims Submissions via Mobile Devices
IRVINE, Calif., Mar 04, 2014 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Kofax® Limited, a leading provider of smart process applications for the business critical First Mile™ of customer interactions, today announced that HTH Worldwide (HTH) , a technology-based services company serving global travelers and international health insurance companies has selected a Kofax solution to capture and process medical claims and supporting documents via mobile devices. The company is using Kofax Mobile Capture ™ to ensure...
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HTH Worldwide Selects Kofax To Optimize The Efficiency And Security Of Medical Claims Submissions Via Mobile Devices
Kofax ® Limited (NASDAQ: KFX) (LSE: KFX), a leading provider of smart process applications for the business critical First Mile™ of customer interactions, today announced that HTH Worldwide (HTH) , a technology-based services company serving global travelers and international health insurance companies has selected a Kofax solution to capture and process medical claims and supporting documents via mobile devices. The company is using Kofax Mobile Capture ™ to ensure HTH’s mobile app captures...
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Kofax Launches Medical Claims Processing Update
IRVINE, Calif., Dec 11, 2013 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Kofax(R) Limited (nasdaq and lse:KFX), a leading provider of smart process applications for the business critical First Mile(TM) of customer interactions, today announced release 2.6 of its Kofax Medical...
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Enterprise Mobility Security Remains Challenging
The healthcare sector has had to overcome a wealth of challenges when it comes to IT security, service management and delivery in the past few years, with so many new tools and solutions quickly gaining a vital designation among leaders. From telemedicine and mobility to big data and electronic health record system management, the average medical firm is using technologies that were not even available only a couple of decades ago. For the purposes of this blog, the focus will be placed on...
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Healthcare IT Security Legislation Changes
Information security has been among the most widely discussed topics in the healthcare sector for the past several years running, as regulators in Washington and advocacy group officials work to tighten up best practices, standards and compliance requirements. Data breaches have been widespread, impacting millions of patients over the past several years, and some of the more massive events in cybersecurity history have hit in the past 12 months alone. So many factors are making it more...
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Nuance Announces New Version of Dragon Medical Advisor to Help Physicians Capture Clinical Documentation Easily and Accurately
BALTIMORE--( BUSINESS WIRE )-- AHIMA -- Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) today announced general availability of Dragon ® Medical Advisor, its latest Computer-Assisted Physician Documentation (CAPD) solution that fits naturally into existing Dragon Medical and physician workflows, to help healthcare organizations improve the completeness and accuracy of medical records. Dragon Medical Advisor provides real-time, automated advice to physicians at the time of care using expanded...
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InDxLogic's Automated Medical Record Indexing Services Are Now Certified by Allscripts
DALLAS--( BUSINESS WIRE )-- InDxLogic , an innovator in document management services, announced today that Allscripts has certified its Document Management (DM) platform as part of the Allscripts Developer Program. InDxLogic DM enables Allscripts Professional EHR™ users to automate the patient document and clinical information indexing process. “We are excited to partner with Allscripts, as it allows InDxLogic to extend services that dramatically reduce operational costs while greatly...
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Benefits Of Printing Solutions For Healthcare Providers
In healthcare, timely information is crucial at all levels whether it is a patient’s appointment or keeping track of the medical history. Documentation is often a major element that keeps doctors, nurses, and patients updated. For timely and fast paperwork, you rely on printing and document management systems. It can be a mess if the printing machine is faulty. For any medical facility, patient data is confidential but hackers target printer hardware and printing practices as it is a...
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Cybersecurity Notes
University of California San Diego Health notified an unknown number of patients that their PHI was exposed after two email phishing attacks. Stanford University of California, which also operates healthcare facilities, notified 27,000 individuals that their info was exposed after cyber attack. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center of Dallas, TX notified 2,094 patients that their PHI was exposed after cyber attack. Stewart-Webster Hospital of Richland, Georgia most likely will be...