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• New Best Practices In Patient Data Transfer For EMTALA Support

  4/13/2018

  The Emergency Medical Treatment & Labor Act (EMTALA) stipulates that if an individual comes to an emergency treatment facility in need of care, the hospital must either treat the individual to stabilize the medical condition or transfer the individual to a facility that can treat the condition. In any event, a hospital must provide medical care, regardless of the individual’s insurance status or ability to pay.

• Clinique Esquirol Saint Hilaire Streamlines Its Clinician And Patient Care Processes

  5/11/2011

  In France, the contrat de bon usage du médicament (CBUM) promotes the computerization of medical practices. By Motion Computing, Inc.
• Cows, Butterflies, And The 4 D's Of Digital Success In Healthcare

  11/27/2018

  Getting to “easy” is extremely hard – Dr. Graham Hughes details the four steps healthcare organizations must follow for successful digital initiatives.

• Video: VitalHealth Software Demos EHR Product At HIMSS 2011

  3/8/2011

  In this video from the HIMSS 2011 show in Orlando, Arjen Westerink of VitalHealth Software demonstrates the company’s EHR product.
• Optimizing Direct Spend Management For More Sustainable And Innovative Healthcare Systems

  2/1/2019

  In the U.S., healthcare costs too much. It consumes 20 percent of GDP and costs twice what it does in other developed countries, despite the scale of the U.S. market. This is neither sustainable nor efficient – and we see the individual, collective, and political ramifications playing out every day in the headlines. We pay more than other countries for prescription medications, medical devices, and healthcare services. It goes without saying that the complexities of our healthcare and insurance systems are problematic in this regard, but much of the opportunity to cut costs lies at the source – literally. Smarter sourcing and procurement of direct materials should be addressed as a major strategic factor in reducing healthcare costs.

• Amidst The Pandemic, IT Teams Turn To The Cloud To Protect Patient Data

  9/3/2020

  The challenges facing healthcare during COVID-19 are more than biological. Already on the ropes due to the coronavirus, healthcare providers are weathering a perfect storm, as hackers take advantage of the commotion and ramp up their attack frequency and sophistication.