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'Aging in place' initiative in Austin, Texas, explores ways to approach eldercare, while in Italy IBM teams up with Sole Cooperative to study how Internet of Things might improve senior housing.

The San Francisco company's focus is a smartglass-powered remote scribe tool to assist physicians with charting and documentation.

Whether it's protecting against ransomware attacks, managing insider threats, implementing device management policies or convincing the C-suite to open its purse-strings, the role of a chief information security officer is a complex one.

The work has changed from being seen as plumbers to become partners in re-engineering infrastructure.

By analyzing data from payer claims and its own referral-management tracking system, Lawrence General Hospital was able to engage clinicians in strategies for improving care retention.

Where to start with an effective analytics program? A big staff and bigger budget are not prerequisites, says Karen Reff, manager of decision support at Union General Hospital.

For starters, be  a sponge and ask a lot of questions.

Whether intentional or accidental, coding mistakes can have legal consequences. Experts share insights about avoiding those and advice about what to know when auditors show up at your door.

Northwell Health replaced its aging email tracker with a system that helps manage compliance, contract review and budget approvals. And it built the new system with existing resources. 

The vendor also has announced the availability of Dell EMC InfoArchive 4.1 and Dell EMC Clinical Archiving 2.0 software.