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Why 65% of Health Systems Are Racing to Cloud Fax Within Two Years

API Modernization is Healthcare’s Real Interoperability Answer to Fax Fax machines are one of the last pieces of analog technology still standing in the modern healthcare environment. But look closer at what’s actually happening inside health system IT departments right now, and a different story emerges. Fax isn’t the holdout; it’s one of the fastest-moving...
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Rural America’s Healthcare Crisis: The Top 10 Most Vulnerable States

In Texas, fifty rural hospitals are at risk of closure. That is more than any other state in the country. Behind Texas, in descending order: Kansas (44), Tennessee (27), Georgia (25), and Mississippi (24). Behind those numbers is a typical Friday afternoon at a Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) that takes patients from those vulnerable hospitals....
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Migrating to the Cloud: Closing the Hidden PHI Security Gaps in Outdated Federal Fax Workflows

Federal agencies continue to rely on fax as a trusted method for transmitting sensitive information, especially protected health information (PHI). In federal health agencies and programs, fax remains deeply embedded in workflows, and the assumption has long been that fax is inherently secure.  However, that assumption doesn’t reflect how fax is used today. Transmissions may...
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The MEDITECH Advantage: Why EHR Integration Experience Matters

EHR integration decisions are rarely limited to the EHR itself. For healthcare leaders, they also determine how well the organization will manage interfaces, preserve operational continuity, and support future interoperability. In MEDITECH environments, those decisions carry even more weight because interface complexity tends to expand during upgrades, consolidations, and broader digital transformation efforts. This is...
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From Paper to Progress: Faxing to the Future

Legacy communication methods present a significant roadblock for healthcare organizations striving to modernize their technology infrastructure. While electronic health records have digitized patient data, the reliance on traditional paper fax machines continues to burden IT budgets, compromise data security, and stall operational efficiency. Recent regulatory changes, including the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)...
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Eliminating Communication Breakdowns in Post-Acute Care with NLP AI Technologies

A patient with metastatic cancer arrived at a skilled nursing facility, where she, unfortunately, was supposed to be admitted into hospice care. However, the paper-based packet of discharge orders that accompanied her transfer didn’t contain the instructions for hospice care or pain relief. And because this breakdown in information transfer occurred on a Friday afternoon,...
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Why Backward Compatibility is the Strategic Priority Your C-Suite Shouldn’t Ignore

Backward compatibility—making a new system compatible with an existing operating system—rarely enters C-suite conversations in healthcare, but it should. That’s because even as healthcare executives expect to make deeper investments in system integration this year, achieving integration becomes faster and far less expensive when leaders explore solutions that help systems talk with each other. This...