Feature Articles

41. EMR Adoption: Usability, Security Gaps Resolved Through ECM Integration 10/19/2016

    The future of EHRs has been a topic of heavy discussion and debate. The world many anticipated coming from Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems is beginning to take shape, but due to the limitations of many practice-and hospital-based systems it is not exactly the future everyone envisioned. By HK Bain, CEO, Digitech Systems

42. The Impact Of Electronic Health Record In Nursing 9/9/2016

    The adoption of digital medical record technology has improved the provision of healthcare services substantially. This includes lowering chances of patients experiencing adverse drug-related events, contracting infections, or experiencing medication errors.

43. Healthcare Data Breaches Cost And Solutions 8/24/2016

    In the U.S., the healthcare industry remains vulnerable to data breaches affecting millions of American patients as of 2015. Hackers have stolen sensitive data such as identity, credit card and healthcare information from electronic databases, leaving concerned individuals vulnerable to identity theft and fraud. The lure of healthcare data is simple – personal information and healthcare records are 10 times more valuable than credit card information, thus making them lucrative targets for hackers. Fortunately, there are solutions available that healthcare organizations can use to avoid the risks these types of vulnerabilities present.

44. Rx Non-Adherence: A Picture Of Poor Health And Opportunity For Retail Pharmacy And PBMs 6/28/2016

    Consequences of medication non-adherence include wasted medications, poor health and added medical expenses. Of note, 30 percent of prescriptions are never filled and 69 percent of non-adherence is attributable to behavioral issues like forgetfulness. We're all human, after all.

45. Data Management At North America's First Fully Digital Hospital 5/19/2016

    Humber River Hospital has established an impressive history of firsts in patient care and service, including establishing Ontario’s first Center of Excellence for laparoscopic bariatric surgery, first nocturnal dialysis program, and first community hospital in Canada to acquire and use a surgical robot. Similarly, Humber River Hospital leveraged BridgeHead’s expertise with MEDITECH to provide backup for the hospital’s MEDITECH environment. Having partnered with MEDITECH since 2001, today BridgeHead is the company’s solo vendor in the market with a data protection and management solution.

46. Actionable Care Coordination Impacts Chronic Kidney Disease Communities 3/8/2016

    Chronic Kidney Disease is a major problem. 31,661,648 people in the US currently suffer from CKD or End Stage Renal Disease. For these people, a major problem both, for them and our health care system, is re-hospitalization.

47. Mobility Trends Impacting The Connected Hospital 3/8/2016

    The all-wireless, fully connected hospital, is a vision rooted in today’s reality. For many organizations, Wireless has already transitioned to become the primary connectivity medium. Clinicians, patients, and families rely on wireless – typically leveraging Wi-Fi – to heal, communicate, and for the latter to be entertained as an amenity.

48. Healthcare Of The Future 2/17/2016

    Imagine not having to organize a visit to your nearest primary care physician because they can 'visit' you virtually through hologram technology. You won't have to imagine for much longer - this is the future of healthcare.

49. Use Imaging Tools to Give EMR Apps X-Ray Vision 2/11/2016

    As an electronic medical record (EMR) application developer, you face a number of complex issues, including interoperability, optimizing the user interface, maintaining data integrity, and ensuring data privacy and security.

50. Mercy's Law — Hope For The Best, Plan For The Worst 12/3/2015

    EHRs are continuing to transform the healthcare industry for the better — providing critical data to assist physicians, changing how patients are treated, and ultimately improving patient outcomes. As EHRs become a standard of care, clinicians come to count on real-time information, accessible when and where they need and want it. However, as Murphy’s Law states, anything that can go wrong, will go wrong. For healthcare organizations relying on EHR systems, it’s not only important that the system perform reliably under optimal conditions — it’s critical the same system works when everything goes wrong. By Dave Nesvisky, Executive Director NetApp Healthcare