Patients don’t trust health information technology

A whopping 96% of consumers worry about the security of their financial information as data passes from providers to payers.
More than 50% of consumers are skeptical about the benefits of healthcare information technologies, including patient portals, mobile apps and electronic health records. And fully 70% of Americans distrust health technology, up sharply from just 10% in 2014.  Read the full article.
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A Few Words To Watch For In The Discussion Over Healthcare Reform

Are you up-to-date with the latest healthcare terminology?
The trouble with words, it has been said, is you never know whose mouth they have been in. This is especially true in health care, and particularly important as Obamacare is repealed and most likely replaced. What is the new vocabulary of health care reform? What words will we hear more often and less often? Why are some words used by both liberals and conservatives to very different ends?  Read the full article.
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2017: The Year Ahead in Healthcare Information Technology

Healthcare information technology in 2017
Cybersecurity, analytics and population health have the attention and dollars of healthcare organizations, which also are beginning to invest in prescriptive analytics and artificial intelligence, a new Healthcare IT News survey finds. Read the full article.
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