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The Cost of Prescription Drugs, Doctors and Patient Access – A View from HIMSS19

Health Populi

Most patient visits to doctors result in a prescription written for a medicine that people retrieve from a pharmacy, whether retail in the local community or via mail order for a maintenance drug. This one transaction generates a lot of data points, which individually have a lot of importance for the individual patient. Mashed with other patients’, prescription drug utilization data can combine with more data to be used for population health, cost-effectiveness, and other constructive research p

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Industry Voices—Physician encounters should be long-term relationships, not one-night stands

FierceHealthIT

Too often in this country, emergency room visits are treated like standalone events—“right swipes” of medical care characterized by brief encounters that fix the most emergent issues before patients are sent on their way.

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VHA Deploys Wolters Kluwer Solution to Harmonize Veterans’ Healthcare Nationwide

hea!thcare innovation - Clinical IT

Wolters Kluwer, Health, a provider of clinical technology and evidence-based solutions, has announced that the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), a part of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), has added a new clinical decision support.

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Providence St. Joseph Health acquires revenue cycle management blockchain startup

FierceHealthIT

Providence St. Joseph Health has acquired Seattle-based Lumedic, a revenue cycle management company based on blockchain technology, with the aim of streamlining data sharing and improving claims processing.

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HIPAA Compliance: Can Your Organization Avoid Costly Government Penalties and Fines?

Colington Consulting was established in 2013 and helps organizations achieve HIPAA compliance and ensures clients stay current with the latest enforcement trends. We provide a full range of HIPAA compliance services and consulting. What separates us from our competitors is our knowledge of HIPAA compliance regulations and their application to each of our client’s particular scenarios and requirements.