Once upon a time doctors were able to concentrate almost entirely on healing the sick. These days physicians agonize over mountains of tedious paperwork and reports thus preventing them from focusing on the patients as much as they’d like. Being a doctor is extremely demanding — especially if you’re a cardiovascular...
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IntrepidNOW Healthcare delves into a discussion on cardiovascular EHR and diagnostics challenges that many cardiologists today face. The guest is our own Anand Aravind, Vice President of Operations for Objective Medical Systems. (Interview begins at 45 seconds). Discussion guide: 1. Cardiovascular EHR, what is it? 2. Why does...
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We all know that time is precious. But do we really? As of 2012, the average life expectancy for a person born in the United States was 78.74 years. That seems like a good amount of time, and for the most part it is. But for 200,000 people every...
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Do you know your heart facts? It’s American Heart Month, a time to bring awareness to one of the most important and amazing organs in the body. As critical as it is, the heart often doesn’t receive the attention it deserves. Which is surprising considering cardiovascular diseases continue to...
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Objective Medical Systems (OMS) president, chief software architect and cardiologist Dr. Vinod Nair has been selected by Silicon Bayou News to the Silicon Bayou 100, an annual list naming the 100 most innovative, influential and active people in tech and entrepreneurship in Louisiana over the last year. With over...
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We live in extraordinary times. Imagine if someone told you 10 years ago that Blockbuster and Circuit City would cease to exist, and that a whole new realm of communication called social media would rise up and influence billions of lives across the globe. In the span of...
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Technology does not always get it right the first time around. Cardiologists know that well. Search engines such as Lycos, Alta Vista and Excite preceded Google, in much the same way Friendster and Myspace came before Facebook. At other points in time, new technology outpaced those that were well...
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Publication EHR Intelligence | Author Kyle Murphy, PhD | Date June 17, 2014 With a health IT market historically focused on primary care, specialty care providers have had few options when selecting systems and services tailored to their needs like EHR and diagnostics. As a result, some specialist...
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By John Harper Staff Writer, Houma Today A group of Houma doctors released a cardiology software program this month that promises to alter how heart patients are treated. Six years ago there was no database for heart specialists to record and compare heart data, the kind of information that in...
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Press release: CMS rule to help providers make use of Certified EHR Technology For Immediate Release Tuesday, May 20, 2014 Contactpress@cms.hhs.gov CMS rule to help providers make use of Certified EHR Technology Rule also proposes to extend Stage 2 of the EHR Incentive Programs through 2016 Today, HHS published...
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