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HPG, a Leader in EHR Technology Integration, Acquires HIT Consulting Services Provider HDS

Healthcare IT Today

“As we evolve together under the HPG name, we believe HDS clients will benefit from our extensive background and personalized strategies to maximize their EHR capabilities – driving increased efficiency, greater financial health, enhanced patient safety, and better health outcomes.”.

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3 Ways Artificial Intelligence Can be Used to Improve Health Equity

HIT Consultant

Research says that those Americans who live in rural communities have less access to care and subsequently worse health outcomes than those who live in non-rural communities. African American adults are more likely to report they cannot afford to see a doctor, leading to worse health outcomes.

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Patients, Health Consumers, People, Citizens: Who Are We In America?

Health Populi

Today, the Wall Street Journal featured an in-depth article on the poor air quality in Pittsburgh, one of the key influences on human health that can be at least as bad for a population as smoking a pack of cigarettes a day — with subsequent negative health and financial impacts on the individual and community.

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