Many hospitals and health systems are reaching a tipping point as they struggle to store, organize and leverage an exponentially increasing volume of data.Traditional storage architectures, originally built for limited, structured data sets, are…
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How Automation Streamlines Billing and Coding Processes
With medical billing and coding, timeliness and precision are of paramount importance. AI can improve both.
Medical billers and coders must process claims as quickly and accurately as possible,…
Across healthcare, organizations are updating backup and storage systems to protect valuable data assets. Indelible backups (or snapshots) are one of the key elements of a backup modernization strategy, as they ensure data cannot…
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Finding a Solution Suitable for Healthcare
There are certain administrative functions, such as scheduling or follow-up checks, that can and should be automated so that health systems redirect contact center agents to other priorities. That…
A 2024 CHIME report found that only about half of healthcare organizations have a clear AI strategy and leadership support. “To achieve optimal results, they need strong data governance, data quality, privacy and security…
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Givens Communities Tests AI Solutions With ‘Guardrails’Richard Foor, vice president of IT at Givens Communities, which operates four senior communities in North Carolina, says that “AI is still marinating.”
“It’s really hard to find use…
The Cost and Security Challenges of Cloud-Only Storage
Cloud storage in healthcare has become standard operating procedure, with nearly three-quarters of organizations partnering with multiple public cloud vendors. Data storage systems in the cloud are…
In Northern California, MarinHealth is already well-versed in the benefits of AI in the OR. At the 327-bed MarinHealth Medical Center, vascular surgeon Dr. Allan Conway has been using an AI-based anatomy-mapping technology to…
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Academic medical researchers and tech companies are combining their efforts to develop these new tools. Initial solutions are showing positive results for improving patient care and streamlining operations, radiologists say.
To seamlessly adopt AI in…
The Benefits of Windows 11 for Healthcare Organizations
VUMC incorporated the Windows 11 migration initiative into its existing digital transformation roadmap. Arnold explains that the upgrade is an investment in the organization’s future.
“What VUMC is…
