Ken Congdon

ARTICLES BY KEN CONGDON

• 4 Reasons To Delay Stage 2 MU

  8/28/2013

  Several healthcare organizations, including HIMSS, are calling for a Stage 2 MU extension. I’m standing with them, and here are my four reasons why.

• BYOD: It’s What Doctors Want

  8/21/2013

  Green Clinic Health System proves that you can satisfy physician BYOD demands without sacrificing data security.

• The Road To Wi-Fi Wellness

  8/13/2013

  Hospitals lose a ton of productivity and money each year because of unreliable or insufficient Wi-Fi communications. How can your healthcare facility optimize its wireless communications for growing EHR and clinical data traffic?

• Olympic Lessons In EHR Adoption

  8/5/2013

  Thanks to an EHR implementation in 2012, the United States Olympic Committee has improved medical documentation, health data access, and overall patient care. 

• Finally … Proof Of Health IT ROI

  7/30/2013

  Some new third-party research has emerged that illustrates that health IT actually is effective at reducing healthcare costs. What do these findings mean and how can the industry build upon them?

• Fixing The EHR Interoperability Mess

  7/29/2013

  EHR adoption is on the rise, but interoperability remains a key roadblock. What needs to happen to facilitate an environment of open-data exchange?

• The EHR Honeymoon Is Over

  7/23/2013

  According to Black Book Rankings’ latest ambulatory EHR satisfaction survey, many providers have become so dissatisfied with their existing EHRs, they’re looking to rip and replace these systems within the next 12 months.

• How Safe Is Health IT?

  7/16/2013

  According To ONC, not safe enough. The Office recently released a new action plan geared toward improving the safety of health IT use. Here’s what the plan means to you.

• The BYOD Debate Rages On

  7/5/2013

  Clinicians want to leverage their personal mobile devices on the job. IT thinks it’s too risky to PHI security. How should you address the BYOD trend in your healthcare facility?