Ken Congdon
Google+Ken Congdon (@Ken_Congdon) Ken is a seasoned journalist with more than a decade of experience covering business information technology. He is also a thought leader in the health IT space – speaking at industry conferences including HIMSS and the Panasonic Healthcare Symposium.
ARTICLES BY KEN CONGDON
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Cardiac Device Technology Cuts ER Length Of Stay10/31/2014
By leveraging medical device data management technology, UC San Diego Medical Center was able to accelerate diagnoses for its cardiac patients and reduce the overall length of stay in its ER by 92 minutes.
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Hospital Drives Clinical Excellence With Gamification10/29/2014
Inova Fairfax Medical Center is using a mobile, game-based platform to improve the continuing medical education of its clinical staff.
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A Call For Better Health IT10/29/2014
Whether technology played a part in Duncan’s Ebola misdiagnosis may still be in question, but what can no longer be ignored is the fact that health IT has to get better.
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2014 Health IT Change Agents10/28/2014
These influential individuals and organizations are leading the charge for positive change in health IT.
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Analytics Improve Cardiac Diagnosis, Speed, And Accuracy9/30/2014
In a recent pilot study, cardiac specialists have started leveraging data analytics technology to differentiate two commonly misdiagnosed cardiac conditions and improve diagnosis accuracy.
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The ICD-10 Deadline That Wasn’t9/26/2014
The latest delay will prompt healthcare providers to put ICD-10 on the back burner and focus instead on more pressing initiatives like Meaningful Use.
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Electronic Documentation Optimizes Surgery Referrals9/25/2014
Using HIPAA-compliant electronic document exchange, Scripps Mercy Surgery Pavilion improved referral accuracy and staff productivity.
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Community Hospitals: What’s Your Health IT Move?9/24/2014
According to our fourth annual Community Hospital Health IT Survey, MU is creating a new breed of unique challenges for small, rural hospitals — challenges that may require drastic changes to address.
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The Great HealthKit Betrayal9/19/2014
Editor In Chief Ken Congdon explains why the health IT industry shouldn’t be surprised or disappointed that Apple’s big iPhone and smartwatch launch ignored HealthKit.