Gaming Will Be More than Just a Trend in Healthcare

As an innovative software company, it goes with the territory that many of Nuesoft’s employees are considered your quintessential “techies”. But it’s not just the techies anymore that are interested in gaming. Gaming transcends all genders, ages, ethnicities and lifestyles of American culture. With so many Americans interested in this interactive activity and the nationwide push for adoption of healthcare IT, the stage is set for gaming to be more than a trend. Gaming has the potential to change the way we view healthcare by allowing patients to better participate in their own health and doctors to improve on their medical training. The term gaming includes video games, virtual reality games, games played on computers, and mobile applications. Within healthcare, [cont...]
Top 5 Health Industry Infographics (3 of 3)

We’ve come to the conclusion of our health care infographic series. Hopefully you’ve not only enjoyed the pretty artwork, but learned a few things about the health care industry. Let us know which was your favorite. If you have a cool health care or healthcare IT related infographic please send our way. We would love to see it. #4 - Prescriptions Most Marketed to Doctors For physicians, interacting with pharmaceutical representatives is just another part of life. But did you know that the top drug companies spend over $16 billion each year just marketing to doctors? Check out this infographic for an eye-opening break down of the most marketed prescriptions, top selling drugs, and different tactics pharmaceutical reps use to make their [cont...]
Top 5 Healthcare Infographics (2 of 3)

Earlier this week we brought you the first in a 3-part series of healthcare related infographics from 2011. Check out the next two. Again, these are presented in no particular order. #2 – The Rise of the Digital Doctor With 90% of physicians riding the social media wave, there are big, new implications for physician and patient communication. This infographic gives a peek at how online communities may increase medical advancements, and how physician/patient communication has changed throughout history. It even gives a handy break-down of the most influential doctors on twitter. See how you stack up against Dr. Oz in re-tweets! #3 - The Most and Least Expensive Cities for Health Care Ever wondered how your city’s health care [cont...]
Top 5 Healthcare Infographics (1 of 3)

The majority of people are visual learners. So it is no surprise that there has been a sharp increase in the use of infographics to display complex data in a way that the general public can understand. The healthcare market has taken note and now uses this go-to-tool for data visualization of various industry related info. We combed the internet to collect the most interesting and relevant examples of healthcare infographics from 2011. We’ll be presenting them in no particular order throughout the next week. First up – The Doctor’s Tech Toolbox This infographic illustrates how physicians are quickly embracing mobile healthcare solutions. See which devices are the most popular and what resources physicians are accessing with them. For more on Mobile Health [cont...]
Tips & Tricks: 3 Tips to Setting up Your NueMD System for ANSI-5010 Success

Last year the Tips & Tricks section of the newsletter was by far the most viewed. This year we are revamping it to include actual questions from our users. We are working closely with our Support department to get answers to the questions you ask. The answers, in short video segments, will be posted on our blog every other Friday. If we pick your question to answer that week you’ll win a USB*. We hope that these upgraded Tips & Tricks videos will become a valuable resource, and show you in-depth ways to use your NueMD system. If you have a question about your system that you would like answered, please contact us at marketing@nuesoft.com with the subject line “Tips [cont...]
5 Tips for Workplace Wellness Routines

Thinking about the start of a new year brings about talk of resolutions and change for the upcoming year. We thought we’d stick with that theme for January’s podcast. While most people are resolving to workout more and get in shape, Nuesoft wants to stress a healthy lifestyle at work. For most practice’s employees, your days are filled with a hectic schedule of checking patients in/out, paperwork or any host of other activities depending on your position. But a lot of it can be spent sitting down in front of a computer. This is true for so many office workers, which is why it is important to get up and moving around at work. If you have your entire office [cont...]
Gaming. The next big healthcare trend?
Nuesoft employees are no strangers to gaming. As an innovative software company, it goes with the territory that many of our employees are considered your quintessential “techies”. But it’s not just the techies anymore that are interested in gaming. Gaming transcends all genders, ages, ethnicities and lifestyles of American culture. With so many Americans interested in this interactive activity and the nationwide push for adoption of healthcare IT, the stage is set for gaming to be more than a trend. Gaming could potentially change the way we view healthcare by allowing patients to better participate in their own health and doctors to improve on their medical training. In a previous post, we touched on how gaming allows patients to [cont...]
The Top Five Health Industry Infographics
Information Graphics (or infographics) are a combination of illustrations and charts to instruct or inform and have been recently popping up all over the web. By presenting data quickly and creatively, complex ideas can be explained much faster than traditional mediums. Infographics are now the go-to-tool for data visualization, and the healthcare industry is no exception. Here at Nuesoft, we’ve combed the internet to collect the most interesting and relevant examples from the year. For a fun way to stay up-to-date, take a look at Nuesoft’s top five: The Doctor’s Tech Toolbox: This infographic illustrates how physicians are quickly embracing mobile healthcare solutions. See which devices are the most popular and what resources physicians are accessing with them. For [cont...]
Welcome to 2012!
This year is off and running with several key changes that are affecting the entire industry. At the end of 2011 Congress passed a two-month payroll tax cut extension. Included was the avoidance of Medicare payment cuts that would effectively reduce all physicians’ salaries. Then on January 1 the new ANSI-5010 deadline arrived, forcing the entire industry to begin submitting electronic claims in a new format that has been touted as a way to standardize the industry. While that remains to be seen, it does look as though 2012 will continue to be eventful with all the happenings surrounding meaningful use and the countdown to transition to the new ICD-10 code set in October 2013. We at Nuesoft are [cont...]
