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Automation has been making human workers superfluous for centuries, but until recently, workers whose jobs required high-level cognitive skills have been able to rest easy, confident no machine could possibly replace them when it came to making nuanced decisions based on the evaluation of complicated, sometimes contradictory data. By Khal Rai, Senior Vice President, Product Development & Operations, SRS Health

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Healthcare industry today is focused on improving the quality of care and operational efficiency, while reducing costs and optimizing its backend operations. By Infosys Technologies Limited
The Mindray DP-6600 Portable ultrasound adopts advanced digital beam-forming (DBF) and tissue speciality imaging (TSI) technologies, which has realized improvement on the quality of images. Meanwhile, broadband and multi-frequency transducers enable clinical application in a wider range. 256-frame CINE loop and 16-frame images storage are set as standard configurations. USB ports and DICOM 3.0 enhance the storage ability and facilitate the image transportation. The great performance of the DP-6600 will definitely increase the accuracy of the diagnosis, thus to benefit both of doctors and patients
The fundamental objective of MOSS (Misys Open Source Solutions) Health Information Exchange is the secure exchange of patient clinical data with authorized users to advance the quality, safety, and efficiency of healthcare delivery. Misys Connectâ„¢ Exchange leverages IHE technical profiles to exchange medical summary documents across various source systems. For provider organizations, communities, and state-level Health Information Exchanges (HIEs) or Regional Health Information Organizations (RHIOs), these HIE Services enable an XDS.b (CCD, HITSP C32/C48 specifications) document (containing patient health information) to be shared regardless of the source system.
Vertical offers proven Healthcare Communications Solutions for healthcare that integrate your existing phone system and data network using VoIP and IP technology, increasing productivity, patient satisfaction and administrative efficiency.
4medica, the leading independent provider of Web-based connectivity between physicians and clinical laboratories, recently announced the launch of its Integrated Health Record (IHR), which includes modular components designed to enable hospitals and eligible providers to demonstrate "meaningful use" and qualify for federal government incentives in 2011.
Delivering high-quality care may be the number one priority for healthcare providers, but reducing costs is always an imperative. The key to this is finding ways to streamline processes, eliminate inefficiency, increase productivity, and improve decision-making, thereby allowing physicians and staff to spend more time on patient-focused activities.

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