UnityPoint Health Announces IT and Revenue Cycle Changes to Support High-Quality Local Care
UnityPoint Health (UPH) is making targeted changes to its Information Technology (IT) and Revenue Cycle functions in order to strengthen its long-term financial sustainability and ensure continued access to local, high-quality patient care.
Prairie Lakes Welcomes New Chief Information Officer
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System (PLHS) is pleased to welcome Tim Pugsley to the administrative leadership staff. As Chief Information Officer (CIO), Pugsley will provide executive leadership for strategic information technology initiatives at PLHS.
Huron Regional Medical Center Launches Information Technology Apprenticeship
Erick Larson, President and CEO for Huron Regional Medical Center (HRMC) and Brooke Sydow, HRMC Program Manager, attended the Start Today SD Registered Apprenticeship Program signing ceremony in Pierre to officially kick off HRMC’s Healthcare Information Technology (IT) apprenticeship program.
Data Management: A Key Part of EHR Implementation
Have you deployed an EHR (Electronic Health Record) system? Are you planning on deploying one? In either case, how are you planning to manage the data that it contains or is generating to ensure performance and availability? Was that part of your process and design requirements?
Is Your Text Messaging HIPAA Compliant?
It’s been a busy day, with no reprieve in sight. You take a moment to text a cardiologist you work with on occasion, requesting a consult on patient John Smith. You get a reply of “???”. Oops. The doctor changed his phone number and now some college student just received your message about John Smith’s arrhythmia.