Medical records are kept for seven years and may be retrieved through the HIM department. To obtain medical records, a valid authorization must be completed and signed by the patient if over 18 years ...

SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Health Catalyst, Inc. (HCAT) ("Health Catalyst," Nasdaq: HCAT), a leading provider of data and analytics technology and services to healthcare ...

Health systems are entering an era of intelligent data management where real-time validation, data quality scoring and robust governance are paramount, says Kevin Ritter of Altera Digital Health.

OSF HealthCare, a health system serving Illinois and Michigan, prides itself on innovation and digital transformation. It has more than 26,000 employees, 171 locations including 17 hospitals, and more ...

There’s a scene in the movie “Back to the Future II” where Marty McFly gets a glimpse of technologies to come: hoverboards; flat-screen TVs; self-drying clothes and self-tying shoes. Some of the ...

In my role as a subspecialist physician, I’ve worked in diverse settings—from independent outpatient practices to academic centers and hospital systems. Each environment presents unique challenges, ...

Major proposed changes to security guidance related to HIPAA compliance have been underway, with the expectation that ...

In the technologically driven age we live in, healthcare systems are becoming increasingly digital. An integral part of this shift is advanced document management systems (ADMS), which aim to ...

An innovation council brought together some of the nation’s largest health plans to raise issues and look for ways to improve complex processes, including credentialing and provider data management.

Personal informatics and health data management represent a rapidly evolving interdisciplinary field that encompasses the systematic collection, analysis and interpretation of individual health ...