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• A Case for Interoperability In Healthcare: Reduce Information Management Labor

  12/22/2014

  Today’s hospitals are filled with white-faced, exhausted, and worried men and women, which doesn’t inspire confidence for those who depend on them for care. Indeed, the workloads of nursing staff and physicians puts them at risk of becoming patients, rather than care providers, every day they set foot in the wards and consulting rooms. Severe staff shortages, budget cuts and a system stretched thin by efforts to reform, all take their toll on the population of medical professionals. By Konstantinos Klitsas, president, Talent Advisors, LLC

• More Speed, Less Confusion: 3 Trends Shaping The Future Of Healthcare Marketing

  2/4/2016

  Today, the average consumer uses a wide variety of apps on their smartphone. Whether it’s to find a nearby restaurant or look up a movie review, this digital consumer experience is also gaining traction in the healthcare industry. In August 2015, Yelp announced that the more than 25,000 U.S. hospitals, nursing homes, and dialysis clinics listed on its site will include additional data such as emergency room wait times, friendliness of staff, and noise levels in hospital rooms. By Will Reese, President and Chief Innovation Officer, Cadient, a Cognizant Company

• How Visual Analytics Can Boost Health System Revenue

  12/9/2016

  In healthcare, the term Big Data doesn’t really capture the immensity of information being gathered and shared. For example, the HCA enterprise data warehouse now contains more than 28 petabytes of data. By Rochell Pierce, senior vice president of market development, Aegis Health Group

• Comparative Analytics And BI Solutions: What's The Difference?

  8/25/2016

  Healthcare organizations face numerous business challenges including concerns over processing times, denial rates, cash flow, and alternative payment models, to name a few. As organizations identify areas in which to focus their efforts and maximize performance, a growing number are investing in business intelligence (BI) solutions featuring comparative analytics so they have the ability to identify areas of the business in which improvements will offer the greatest ROI.

• Pharmaceutical Distributor Cuts Day Of Safety Stock

  5/21/2013

  Scattered across Canada from St. Johns, Newfoundland, on the east coast to Vancouver, BC, on the west coast are 14 warehouses for Medis Health & Pharmaceutical Services, Inc., Canada’s leading pharmaceutical distributor. Until last year, warehouse tracking of the pharmaceutical and related items it shipped across the nation was primarily a manual chore. However, over an 18-month period, each warehouse is now being converted to an electronic tracking program. By the time all 14 are automated, Medis expects to eliminate a whole day of safety stock.

• Crowd-Solving The Employee Retention Crisis: Keeping Nurses Happy And On The Job

  2/1/2018

  Nurses are, in many ways, unsung heroes. They serve in one of the noblest professions, but in many healthcare systems they are overworked and underappreciated. In hospital settings, they are at risk of injury and exposure to dangerous pathogens. The National Healthcare Retention and Staffing Report, produced annually by Nursing Solutions, Inc., found that turnover of registered nurses stood at 16.2 percent in 2016. The rate is much higher for Certified Nursing Assistants and in specific departments such as emergency care and behavioral health.