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HTO Robot Nurse Will Robots Replace Healthcare Providers?

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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PRODUCTS TO SEE AT HIMSS14

StatCom Patient Flow Software
With StatCom’s Hospital Operating System™ hospitals achieve very real and demonstrable patient throughput gains in less than one year on the order of $3 to $11M depending upon their size and throughput improvement opportunity.
Juniper Adaptive Threat Management
Today’s enterprise is at the center of a number of conflicting trends related to changes in the network. Data centers are consolidating as enterprises are scaling beyond headquarters to regional, branch, and remote locations, and often the network functions as the primary connection between these locations. In order to be competitive, today’s enterprise network must be open for business wherever, whenever, and however business is done.
PatientWorks
PatientWorks' expert knowledge of patient admission and access management has enabled it to develop its leading edge software. PatientWorks® is a software solution for hospitals that want a more efficient registration process by utilizing the power and flexibility of electronic forms. PatientWorks offers a natural migration path for existing card-based solutions.
Pocket™ 'Tablet' Mobile Workstation
Pocket™ “Tablet” is Nurture’s new mobile workstation specifically designed to support the active work of healthcare professionals by accommodating both the demands of the task at hand as well as emerging portable tablet technology like the iPad, Xoom and Playbook.
Motion CL920 By Xplore Rugged Tablet Platform

Reduce downtime and increase productivity overnight. Our sleek new CL920 Rugged Platform is a giant leap forward in our CL-Series with faster processing power, enhanced connectivity, increased durability and superior image capture software. With support for both Windows ® 7 and Windows ® 8.1 applications, the CL920 is ready to stand by your side now and in the future.

Security And Records
Confidential information abounds in healthcare, so healthcare providers must ensure that their records are easy and efficient to obtain, yet secure from unauthorized access.
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Building And Managing A Rock-Solid Security Plan
One-Day EHR Switch Takes Months To Plan
One-Day EHR Switch Takes Months To Plan
Factors To Consider When Switching EHRs
Factors To Consider When Switching EHRs
Takeaways From An EHR Switch
Takeaways From An EHR Switch
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AHIMA 2009 Convention & Exhibit Booth Visit: McKesson Booth 603
End The Chaos. Reduce The Noise. Improve Patient Safety.
Thinking Of The Patient When Switching EHRs
Thinking Of The Patient When Switching EHRs
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AHIMA 2009 Convention & Exhibit Booth Visit: Imaging Business Machines, LLC Booth 2323
EHR Switch A Constantly Evolving Process
EHR Switch A Constantly Evolving Process
EHR Switch Disrupts Physician Workflow
EHR Switch Disrupts Physician Workflow
AHIMA 2009 Convention & Exhibit Booth Visit: Nuance Communications Booth 1622
AHIMA 2009 Convention & Exhibit Booth Visit: Nuance Communications Booth 1622
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  • AMA EHR Initiatives: What They Mean For Tomorrow's Doctors
    7/7/2017

    The AMA recently announced two separate initiatives around EHR training for next-generation doctors: the AMA Health System Science Textbook and the AMA’s Accelerating Change in Medical Education initiative.
  • Wireless Device Effectiveness In Treating Congestive Heart Failure
    3/25/2010
    There are approximately 5.3 million people suffering from congestive heart failure (CHF) in the United States. The lifetime risk of developing heart failure at the age of 40 is 20%, and approximately 380,000 people above the age of 65 will be diagnosed with CHF annually. By IDEAL LIFE, Inc.
  • Talking Tech And Natural Language Processing – Making It Work In Healthcare
    11/18/2020

    Futurists paint a bright picture of smart clinical technology: ask a chatbot what the right dose of ACE inhibitors is to give a patient with moderate aortic stenosis, and the all-knowing bot will spit out the right answer, based on millions of patient cases. Appealing? Absolutely. Ready for prime time? Definitely not.
  • How Telemedicine Can Help Reduce Rural Hospital Closures And Provide Easier Access To Care
    8/31/2017

    Since 2010, more than 80 rural hospitals have closed across the U.S. while nearly 700 are still at risk. By Bobby Park, MD, Co-Founder & Director of Virtual Health, RelyMD
  • Maybe Healthcare Needs A Quadruple Aim?
    9/2/2016

    The IHI Triple Aim is a framework developed by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement that describes an approach to optimizing health system performance. The framework’s intent seeks a simultaneous pursuit of improving the patient experience of care (including quality and satisfaction); improving the health of populations; and reducing the per capita cost of health care. By Danielle Miller, PHD(c), MSN, RNC-OB Chief Nursing Officer, Clinical Applications
  • Google And Project Nightingale: A Breach Of Privacy Or Healthcare Hero?
    11/20/2019

    Google Healthcare has been the subject of widespread media attention recently after it was reported that Google’s “Project Nightingale” is gathering personal health data on millions of Americans. This raises many questions about not simply privacy issues, but also legal and ethical consequences. 
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