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Engaging Physicians in Quality Improvement: Strategies for Driving Practice Change

EvidenceCare

Download the playbook to dive deeper into each tactic and access ready-to-use checklists that accelerate results. Real-time dashboards can also flag length of stay variance, prompting collaboration to streamline processes and free up capacity for higher-acuity admissions. to “How do we improve?”

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Feds Issue Interlock Ransomware Warning as Healthcare Attacks Spike

The HIPAA Journal

One relatively unusual technique for a ransomware group is the use of compromised legitimate websites for drive-by downloads, disguising the payload as an installer for Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and other popular software solutions. The group’s TTPs are constantly evolving, and several new techniques have been observed in recent weeks.

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How Denver Health Reduced Length of Stay: A Step-by-Step Guide

EvidenceCare

Download our guide to the A3 framework here. Additionally, supporting initiatives like improved discharge planning, better follow-up access, and care coordination played a role in maintaining stable readmission rates while LOS declined. Download our research to learn how you can reduce LOS and care variation with CareGauge.

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Outsourced Software Product Development: A Comprehensive Guide

Arkenea

This approach can free up internal resources, reduce time to market, and provide access to niche skills, especially in emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, and the Internet of Things. Scalability Outsourced teams can flex up or down based on project phases.

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A Comprehensive Guide to Meaningful Use and EHR

Arkenea

Healthcare facilities and providers can achieve MU by implementing the following steps. The Core Requirements are as Follows 1. Allow patients to access their healthcare data, so they can download it electronically. Send alerts to patients for follow-ups or preventive care. The Menu Requirements Include 1.

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Managed Care History Part III: The Rise of Machine-Driven Managed Care

The Healthcare Blog

Instead of shopping for care, consumers found themselves saddled with almost $200 billion in medical bills they could not pay, and hospitals and physicians ended up eating most of it. It didnt take more than eighteen months for the historic Optum roll-up of medical claims management software and services to blow up in Uniteds face.

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Security Considerations for Remote Access and Data Protection

Northwest Career College

For example, a home-working staff member might use an office computer to download files or programs. Some of the most effective are as follows: Use VPNs: Encryption of data through VPNs keeps the information transmitted from being intercepted by hackers. This utility allows for remote work as well as IT issue resolution.