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• GDPR Vs. HIPAA — Noting The Differences

  12/15/2017

  If you are in the United Kingdom or anywhere in the European Union, you may have already started working towards GDPR compliance. The General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) is a set of compliance requirements that comes into effect in May 2018 and will apply to any organization that deals with data provided by citizens of the European Union. In other words, this ruling can apply to your organization even if you are based outside the EU but handle data pertaining to patients from the EU.

• Overcoming Drug Shortages With Tech

  10/15/2019

  Medication shortages come with a substantial cost to pharmaceutical companies—loss of revenue, provider loyalty, and brand reputation pose significant and detrimental threats to business. Currently, the United States Food and Drug Administration (U.S. FDA) lists over 150 drug shortages, costing the United States $216M in labor and $200M in substitution costs, each year. As time and resources are invested heavily in drug discovery—approximately $2.6B is spent to bring a drug to market—it is vital that the medication supply chain is optimal to recoup investments.

• Hybrid Mobile Computing Solution For Healthcare

  12/1/2010

  Across hundreds of hospitals and years of clinical experience, Motion has witnessed the evolution of the hybrid work environment. Hospitals that are looking to improve operations and workflow purchase a cart and add a computer for added mobility. By Motion Computing, Inc.

• Factors To Consider When Switching EHRs

  3/28/2014

  David Gibbons, executive VP & COO at UPMC Hamot explains why the “Big Bang” approach was chosen over an evolutionary or staged approach, mentioning the distance from the core as UPMC as one reason.

• The Right Technology Can Curb The Soaring Cost Of Cancer Care Without Compromising Outcomes

  5/8/2019

  As healthcare providers, it’s our duty to prescribe the best treatment for our patients. It’s also our fiscal responsibility to ensure that we are providing care that is accessible. But how can providers keep track of the staggering amount of data available to them, including emerging new therapies, better identification of subgroups of patients using biomarkers and other measures, disease outcomes, toxicities, and costs?

• Bending The Cost Curve: Are You Leaving Your Chips On The Table?

  9/7/2018

  Don't walk away from a process improvement project until you have put financial value around the expected gain and tied that back to your organization's key financial metrics. When you score a winning hand, use these methods to ensure that all those chips make it into your pocket.