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ICD-10 Deadline – A Challenge of 2015 The new ICD-10 deadline comes as no surprise now that it was delayed several times. In July 2014, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) implemented the most recent delay and set a new date of Oct. 1, 2015, giving... Read More

Interoperability – A Challenge in 2015 10 years ago, interoperability didn’t mean much to healthcare organizations. Things have certainly changed. The three-year goal of the ONC’s 10-year roadmap is for providers and patients to be able to send, receive, find, and use... Read More

Meaningful Use – A Challenge in 2015 For those who have already implemented an EHR, Meaningful Use Stage 2 focuses new efforts on patient access to personal health data and emphasizes the exchange of health information between patient and providers. Stage 2 also imposes... Read More

Tracking materials and supplies in any industry can be a challenge. But it’s especially complicated in health care, where inventory needs constantly fluctuate, inventory must be closely guarded and detailed tracking is required. Below are four of the biggest hospital inventory... Read More