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Is Big Data Transforming Our Broken Hospital Management Systems?

Smart Data Collective

The healthcare industry is happily embracing big data. Hospitals around the world are finding that data can have a profound impact on their operations. A lot of the emphasis so far has been on the use of big data to better engage with external third-parties, but big data can be equally valuable for managing internal hospital systems.

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Healthcare organizations continue commitment to protect patients and healthcare workers with an update to masking guidelines

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Healthcare systems in the Puget Sound region have updated their joint guidelines for masking in hospitals and outpatient clinics during respiratory illness season.

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Mission Health permanently shutters Asheville Specialty Hospital

NC Health News

Jones Asheville Watchdog Mission Health has permanently closed Asheville Specialty Hospital, the only long-term acute care hospital in western North Carolina, less than two months after suspending its services following Tropical Storm Helene. “We It is a big deal,” Joslin said of the closure.

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NC hospitals push back on advocacy group’s report on price transparency

NC Health News

Hospital price transparency has been enforced by the federal Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services since 2021, but whether the law is functioning as intended is a topic of heated debate. In the last six months, CMS has taken enforcement actions against six North Carolina hospitals, half of which are in the Novant Health system.

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Hospitals Make Massive Inroads on COVID-19 Battle with EMS Data

Smart Data Collective

We have previously talked about some of the biggest ways that policy makers and the healthcare sector are using big data to fight COVID-19. COVID-19 has changed how hospitals and EMS services function dramatically. Due to the impact that the virus has had on their systems, the healthcare field will likely be changed forever.

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What Does Data Archiving Bring To Healthcare Intelligence?

Smart Data Collective

Healthcare organizations house enormous amounts of data – amounts that have been multiplied many times over since the widespread adoption of electronic health records (EHR) systems over the last decade. When data is no longer in active use, the best thing that healthcare systems can do it archive it. Why Keep Your Data?

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RN Coders Can Improve Hospital Data Strategies

Smart Data Collective

Healthcare providers are investing more heavily in big data technology, as they strive to deal with growing challenges such as declining operating margins and an increasingly complex regulatory environment. However, many healthcare providers lack the technology or knowledge to use data prudently. This is where RN coders come in.