Feature Articles

  1. 5 ICD-10 Challenges Facing Every IT Project Manager 5/9/2013

    On Jan. 16, 2009, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a Final Rule that mandated adoption of ICD-10 by Oct. 1, 2013. The adoption mandate has since been extended by CMS to Oct. 1, 2014. The shift to ICD-10 is intended to be a significant enhancement in the coding and classification of diagnoses and inpatient hospital procedures. CMS’ recent action will provide healthcare organizations in the United States with the opportunity to adapt the same platform used by many industrialized nations today, including the United Kingdom, France, Australia, Germany, and Canada.

  2. Ways To Improve Quality Of Care Measurement From Electronic Health Records 1/16/2013

    Healthcare providers and hospitals are being offered up to $27 billion in federal financial incentives to use electronic health records (EHRs) in ways that demonstrably improve the quality of care. The incentives are based, in part, on the ability to electronically report clinical quality measures. By 2014, providers nationwide will be expected to document and report care electronically, and by 2015, they will face financial penalties if they don’t meaningfully use EHRs.

  3. Cost Of Hardware Pales In Comparison To Cost Of Downtime: Purchase Mobile Computers Wisely Not To Lose Productivity 12/27/2012

    Higher productivity, increased labor costs and a strong trends towards true mobility in the work place are all factors that have put the spotlight firmly on ‘total costs of ownership’ for computers and devices.

  4. 5 Minutes Could Win You $100 11/30/2012

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  5. Why Teamwork Is So Painful Infographic 9/26/2012

    Inforgraphic from a KnowledgeTree survery covering "Why Teamwork Is So Painful".

  6. Cabrini Health Experiences Improved Operational Efficiency And Other Significant Benefits With triCerat 8/23/2012

    Cabrini Health is a not-for-profit Catholic healthcare service with 3,800 employees and over 700 beds comprising of two acute care hospitals, a palliative care service, rehabilitation hospital, residential care facility, and pharmacy department.

  7. EMR Roadblock Assuaged 8/7/2012

    The transition to electronic charting in low-acuity environments is one thing; the transition in high-acuity departments is quite another. In critical care and ICUs, nurses spend an astounding amount of time checking — and rechecking — each patient’s status.

  8. Tablets Save Blood Bank 830 Hours Per Year 8/2/2012

    An investment in tablet PCs helped Nebraska Community Blood Bank eliminate paper-based workflows and streamline donor data collection.

  9. Mobile Technology + Clinical Processes = Winning Patient Care Equation 5/21/2012

    This case study illustrates how embedding mobile technology into clinical processes enhances patient care by boosting observation round productivity and aiding in infection control.

  10. Tablet PC Enables Doctor To Succeed In The Field 3/19/2012
    When a physician is “out in the field,” mobile technology is a great enabler, as long as it works. Dr. R. Dale Walker from One Sky Center in Oregon finds a tablet PC enables him to accomplish more and provide greater patient care. By Motion Computing