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• Intervention Care For The 'Rising-Risk,' Before It's Too Late

  12/19/2016

  The first white paper in this population health management (PHM) series, Chronic Disease is Healthcare’s Rising Risk, reported on the health and financial burden associated with chronic diseases, specifically the ‘rising-risk’ and ‘high-risk’ clinically stratified population groups. The second paper, A Health Behavior Change Framework for Population Health Management, set out a coordinated clinical-community structure for delivering chronic disease intervention care. This is the third white paper in this PHM series that will discuss the advantages of setting process and evaluation standards for methodology and community-digital engagement to achieve and sustain health behavior change for self-management.

• Why Healthcare Needs Private Optical Networks

  5/14/2019

  For at least the past 10 years, healthcare providers have invested in tools that utilize computing and information technology to better control patient outcomes. Several large hospital systems in the U.S. have reported meaningful improvements in metrics such as length of inpatient hospital stays, need for post-operative antibiotics and 30-day re-admissions. These positive outcomes are credited to the increased use of predictive analytics that model patient scenarios as part of a real-time connected healthcare system (RTHS). A cornerstone of the RTHS is connectivity among patients, healthcare providers as well as devices and systems that generate, process and store real-time data.

• 10 Security Risk Mitigation Strategies Every Healthcare Executive Should Know

  12/12/2014

  For the last four to five years, we have been blogging about the importance and details of proper security in your healthcare IT environment. We have been “preaching” the message of diligence and attention to detail as it relates to HIPAA and HITECH. Articles have started to shine a light on the realities of security risk in our healthcare IT environments. This is no longer a HIPAA compliance project where we check a few boxes, update a policy book, do some DVD based training, and expect that we have covered ourselves for the next audit. These risks are real and they can be extremely damaging to an organization if not kept in check. By Phil Stravers, CEO, Partner at ICE Technologies, Inc.

• What Is A Vendor Neutral Archive, Anyway?

  9/2/2010

  The term Vendor Neutral Archive (VNA) is used by many vendors of PACS software to identify the core of their product--the component that is used to reliably manage, store, retrieve, and query medical images and related information. By OTech, Inc.
• Case Study: Enhancing The Patient Experience With Self-Service Technology

  1/18/2011

  This case study highlights how The Medical Center of Central Georgia optimized staff productivity, reduced costs, and enhanced the overall patient experience by leveraging a kiosk self-registration solution.
• 4 Ways To Soothe The Pain Points Of An Epic Installation

  6/5/2019

  It’s no secret that an Epic installation can initially pose challenges for any organization, from decreased productivity in the months after go-live to billing issues, scheduling difficulties, and more. But the experience of one health system shows a well-thought-out strategy for maintaining patient financial engagement can support a seamless experience—and protect revenue.