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• Technology Options For Healthcare Color Label & Wristband Printing

  10/14/2009

  Color has earned a permanent place in healthcare processes because it has proven to be an effective enhancement to labels, files, forms and wristbands. Selective, appropriate use of color can enhance patient safety by providing an extra visual reminder to differentiate potential lookalike or soundalike medications, highlight dosages, dietary restrictions, allergies and other alerts, and to easily identify specimens to streamline sorting and prioritize processing. Color on files, records, specimen labels, test orders, meal tickets and other documents also supports more efficient workflows. By Epson America, Inc.
• Chronic Disease Management Efficiency: Outcome Analytics Is The Key

  9/13/2016

  As chronic diseases account for 86 percent of the U.S. healthcare costs, caregivers are concerned with accurate evaluation of their chronic condition management activities. Accordingly, there is much discussions and research on how to improve health outcomes for chronic patients. However, there is not much written on what precedes actual improvement — that is, medical data analytics where caregivers define, measure, and analyze these outcomes in order to base their progress with clinical processes on real-world data.

• Big Data And The Future Of The NHS

  4/15/2016

  There is no doubt the NHS is an expansive organization that is as perplexing as it is vast. Indeed, one look at its structure is enough to inspire confusion; its layout reminiscent of a shopping-center map without the helpful “You are here” marker. Instead, disparate boxes devoid of holistic rationale represent our place in a rigid system that faces enormous challenges to remain operational with current spending.

• Technology You Can't Afford Not To Include In Your Budget

  9/4/2018

  The end of 2018 is fast approaching, and that means healthcare practices are making plans for the upcoming year. Everything from marketing strategies to physical improvements in providers’ offices, the beginning of a new year is the perfect time for a fresh start. And with that fresh start comes budget discussions. The goal of every business is to minimize spending and maximize revenue, so often times budget conversations center around areas where practices can decrease costs. In the healthcare world, it can be difficult to justify increasing costs with new technology when practice margins are tight. But sometimes the right patient relationship management (PRM) technology can make a big impact on the bottom line and be well worth the investment, as it quickly pays for itself in increased visits and improved efficiency.

• How Digital Experience Platforms Are Changing The Way Patients Receive Services

  1/31/2018

  The quality of care that medical patients receive is, of course, a crucial contributing factor to their health outcomes and wellness. While a medical professional’s knowledge and bedside manner have always been key variables, we’re at a point where the patient’s digital experience – connecting through online healthcare portals – cannot be an afterthought.

• White Paper: Transforming IT For Accountable Healthcare

  5/5/2011

  This February 2011 white paper looks at the impact of ARRA and PPACA on provider organizations and the role IT can play in preparing healthcare providers for future success in the evolving landscape. An IDC Health Insights White Paper sponsored by HP