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Healthcare Information Professionals (HIP) Week is a time to recognize the essential role health information professionals play in ensuring the accuracy, security, and accessibility of clinical data. As we celebrate HIP Week, MRO is proud to support healthcare organizations with innovative solutions that streamline clinical data exchange, enhance interoperability, and ultimately improve patient care.
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AI is transforming clinical trials—accelerating drug discovery, optimizing patient recruitment, and improving data analysis. But its impact goes far beyond research. As AI-driven innovation reshapes the clinical trial process, it’s also influencing broader healthcare trends, from personalized medicine to patient outcomes. Join this new webinar featuring Simran Kaur for an insightful discussion on what all of this means for the future of healthcare!
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Written by Dr. Stacey R. Atkins, PhD, MSW, LMSW, CPC, CIGE The governments new whistleblower complaint portal launched in April 2025 emphasizes the importance of complying with regulations related to qui tam suits, OCR investigations and protecting the rights of employees submitting a tip or complaint internally or to authorities. This article illustrates how certified compliance professionals play a pivotal role in protecting whistleblowers and preventing retaliation.
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Lucienne Ide, MD, PhD, Founder and CEO of Rimidi The promise of remote patient monitoring (RPM) to revolutionize healthcare delivery remains just out of reach for millions of Americans, namely the people who stand to gain the most from it Medicaid recipients facing significant health disparities. Despite its proven track record in improving patient outcomes , reducing hospitalizations, and enhancing care accessibility for underserved populations, RPM’s widespread adoption is being stifled
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