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Venture capital dollars pouring into digital health industry
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationVenture funding played a large part in advancing the work of digital health companies in 2014, accounting for a record-breaking $4.1 billion in investments, according to startup accelerator Rock Health. The level of investment surpassed the total of the three previous years combined and representing 125 percent year-over-year growth from 2013.
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Why we need more nurses on hospital boards
Joan Spitrey Healthcare AdministrationAt the end of 2014, the Nurses on Boards Coalition was formed to promote the increase of nurses on corporate and nonprofit health-related boards of directors in the United States. The Coalition consists of 21 national organizations, such as the American Nurses Association, AARP and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
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Urgent care providers: Tips for a severe flu season
Robin Shannon Healthcare AdministrationUrgent care providers are preparing for the onslaught of patients as the flu season reaches its peak — and recent news indicates that we could be in for the worst flu season in quite some time. Currently, influenza A H3N2 is the most common virus strain seen by providers, and this year's vaccine did not inoculate against this particular strain.
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Nurse coaching on the rise
Keith Carlson Medical & Allied HealthcareThe profession of coaching has been in existence for a number of years. While life coaching is the form of coaching with which the public is most familiar, nurses are now entering this burgeoning field in large numbers, in various aspects of the profession.
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Making the right hire: Everything you need to do
Jared Kligerman Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementEven 10 years ago, having an excellent product or service at a good price was enough for you to be competitive and successful. Today, with the increasing use of blogs, online review sites and social media, that is not enough.
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Practices are up against it with HIPAA compliance and audits
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationNueMD, a provider of cloud-based management software for small medical practices, finds that there are a lot of healthcare organizations up against it when it comes to complying with the beefed up regulations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
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Data breaches on the rise: How to prevent a breach
Paul Starkman Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementPart I of this series — "Data breaches on the rise: Are you prepared to stop the leak in 2015?" — addresses a few of the causes, consequences and some practical mitigation against leaks. Part II focuses on additional essential elements that can be effective to supporting a data security breach prevention plan.
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ONC data shows money is a major motivator for EHR adoption
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationAccording to a data brief released recently by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, financial incentives and potential penalties are key motivators for physicians adopting electronic health records since 2009.
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Data breaches on the rise: Are you prepared to stop the leak in 2015?
Paul Starkman Science & TechnologyThroughout 2014, the number of security breaches continued to climb, as did the scope of the data breaches and the costs involved. The current epidemic of security breaches is happening at companies of all sizes and industries. As you turn the calendar to 2015, how can you be ready to stop the leak and mitigate the potential and significant damage that quickly engulfs companies?
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In healthcare, managing access rights is a necessary mandate
Dean Wiech Healthcare AdministrationAccess to critical data is paramount criteria for business success. Physicians and nurses need access to patients' records to insure proper delivery of care, and encumbering employees and internal stakeholders by placing too many restrictions or complicated access methodologies upon internal systems can have catastrophic consequences.
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