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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

PRODUCTS TO SEE AT HIMSS14

The powerful SpeechMike Barcode with integrated Barcode Scanner allows you to attach patient or client information to your dictations and securely allocate the data to the relevant file.
4medica, the leading independent provider of Web-based connectivity between physicians and clinical laboratories, recently announced the launch of its Integrated Health Record (IHR), which includes modular components designed to enable hospitals and eligible providers to demonstrate "meaningful use" and qualify for federal government incentives in 2011.
Primera’s BravoPro, the world’s best-selling two-drive, 100-disc capacity disc publisher, has now become the BravoPro Xi-Series.
Healthcare organizations worldwide trust IBM Cognos software to help them drive operational efficiencies and reduce costs, improve the quality of care they deliver, and support innovative clinical research.
Enterprise Resource Planning has been the ultimate solution to many sectors and healthcare is no exception. Hospitals require more connectivity because the information to be passed is vital and will not serve the purpose if it does not reach in time.
As the name "Anthro" implies, our strength is in our ergonomic designs and in our knowledge of how the human body works most comfortably and efficiently. While technology has changed significantly since 1984, our focus hasn't.

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FEATURED CONTENT

  • Recent Enforcement Shows The Importance Of Encrypting Mobile Devices Containing PHI
    10/29/2015

    With headlines every day announcing another release of Protected Health Information (PHI), providers are asking themselves — is there a way to protect against these breaches? Beyond improving the security of large systems, attention is needed to protect PHI contained in laptops and other mobile devices, which account for a large percentage of PHI breaches. By Jeffrey C. Thrope, partner and health care business lawyer, Foley & Lardner LLP and Elizabeth J. Rosen, associate and health care lawyer, Foley & Lardner LLP

  • 5 Project Management Lessons For Healthcare
    10/28/2015

    Project management offers a variety of methods and tools that hospital leaders can implement to increase the quality of the care and optimize processes in a hospital. However, staying focused on how best to execute project management methodologies is often hard, especially when being under time, budget, and legal constraints. So, let’s take a look at five project management lessons worth incorporating into healthcare. By Andreas Tremel, Co-Founder and CEO, InLoox

  • 4 Ways Hospitals Use Clinical Surveillance To Improve Patient Safety
    5/16/2019

    Patient safety problems, from hospital-acquired infections to medical errors, occur much too frequently. This year, 800 hospitals will incur reimbursement penalties from Medicare because of high rates of infections and patient injuries, and a recent Johns Hopkins study found that medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the U.S. after heart disease and cancer.

  • 4 Changes Coming To The Medical Device Market
    1/28/2019

    The medical device market is constantly evolving, and 2019 will be no different. Here are four possible changes that healthcare providers and device manufacturers should be aware of.

  • Fighting Fire With FHIR: Driving Healthcare Interoperability
    10/12/2017

    Fast Health Interoperability Resources (FHIR): improving interoperability and provider access to data. By Gavin Robertson, CTO and SVP, WhamTech

  • The Benefits Of IT Convergence In Healthcare
    1/21/2011

    This article explores how network convergence can help hospitals reduce costs, while boosting patient care and service levels. By Rod Sampson, director of marketing, Belden

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