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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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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.
The Financial Accounting Module deals with Cash/Bank, Receipt/Payments, Journal Voucher and General Ledger etc. Books like Cashbook, Bankbook and Ledger book can be generated. This module generates reports like Trail Balance, Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss statement. The Financial Accounting Screens describe about the Account Payable, Account Receivable and General Ledger.

Designed for mobility, the Motion ® C5t delivers productivity and reliability at the point of care. Built on the foundation of the industry’s first Mobile Clinical Assistant (MCA), designed for healthcare environments and based on input from thousands of clinicians worldwide, the C5t is the right fit for demanding healthcare workflows.

Ensuring that the right patient is always matched with the right medical history, medications and doctor's instructions is critical to providing the right care.
Quantum's Scalar 24 is an outstanding value for IT departments that have outgrown autoloaders. A compact, two-drive library, the Scalar 24 combines mid-range library features and performance and ease of use.

The Intermec SR61T handheld scanner family meets the needs of rugged applications in warehouse, distribution and industrial manufacturing, and also supports proof of delivery and point of service applications.

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  • The Health Data Life Cycle; 7 Key Stages To Success In Value-Based Care
    7/16/2018

    Back in the day – the late 1960s, when social norms and the face of America was rapidly changing – a familiar public service announcement began preceding the nightly news cast. “It’s 10 p.m. Do you know where your children are?” Today, as the healthcare landscape changes rapidly with a seismic shift from the fee-for-service payment model to value-based care models, there’s a similar but new clarion call for quality healthcare: “It’s 2018. Do you know where your data is?”

  • Why Healthcare Is A Top Target For Hackers
    2/16/2018

    The healthcare field is currently in a precarious position. New technologies promise to improve care and increase the success of outcomes with far greater consistency. But those same technologies create vulnerabilities and invite cyberthreats that put every one of those agendas in jeopardy. U.S. Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights believes the final number of cyberattacks in 2017 will far outpace 2016’s figure.

  • How Tech Can Improve Air Quality In Hospitals
    3/24/2020

    Managing air quality in hospitals can be challenging due to the wide range of pollutants — like pathogens, chemical compounds and dust — that HVAC systems need to handle.

  • Solving Healthcare's Unique BYOD Security Challenges
    11/4/2015

    Healthcare practitioners are as passionate about their mobile devices as anybody, and 90 percent of them use their personal smartphones for work. Most organizations use Mobile Device Management in order to keep data safe on BYO devices. Unfortunately, MDM challenges like policy development, employee privacy concerns, deployment complexity, and high costs have inhibited BYOD adoption despite much promise. By Rich Campagna, VP Products & Marketing, Bitglass

  • Leveraging Smart Availability To Enhance Data Analytics And Decision-Making Precision
    6/20/2018

    Today, it is widely accepted that decision-making precision can best be accomplished with accurate and timely data analytics. Seemingly every day, new technologies and methodologies are introduced promising data analytics nirvana, for any number of use cases.

  • Inside NSW Health: Troubleshooting Wi-Fi Performance Issues With Critical Duress Tags
    8/22/2018

    Troubleshooting today’s networks can be a constant challenge, especially when you’re responsible for hunting down business-critical issues among multiple distributed locations. As the network manager for NSW (New South Wales) Local Health District, my team is responsible for managing network, server, Wi-Fi and PC support across an environment that spans 12 hospital locations and approximately 22 community health centers throughout Southeastern Australia.

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