Mobile Workstations From The Editor

  1. Understand The Clinical Narrative 8/26/2010
    A few weeks ago, I wrote an article titled Save The Clinical Narrative that emphasized the importance of preserving the medical narrative to aid in clinical decision making.
  2. The Pursuit Of Effective ED Automation 8/6/2010
    The Emergency Department (ED) is the life’s blood of most hospitals. It’s where the vast majority of orders originate and a key source of hospital revenue. With this in mind, it’s no wonder why many hospitals have targeted the ED as a focal point for digitization and automation.
  3. Sound Bites From SIIM 2010 8/3/2010
    Two months ago, Health IT Outcomes (HTO) attended it’s first ever SIIM (Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine) Annual Meeting.
  4. A Year In Healthcare 7/30/2010

    ARRA not only helped spur healthcare technology adoption, it also helped spawn Health IT Outcomes (HTO). Editor In Chief Ken Congdon takes a look back at HTO's first year covering the HIT space.

  5. Save The Clinical Narrative 7/19/2010
    Environmental activists often become immersed in movements like “Save The Whales” or “Save The Rainforests.” Physicians may want to follow suit and start their own movement called “Save The Clinical Narrative.”
  6. Preparing For Patient Self-Pay Overload 7/12/2010
    In a recent podcast, Is Telehealth The Answer To The Pending Patient Surge, I spoke with Bob Preston, chief collaboration officer at Polycom, about how healthcare reform will cause an influx of newly insured patients into the health system. The podcast focused on how providers will be challenged to address more patient demands than ever and how telehealth technologies can help physicians see more patients within the same time window.
  7. A Template For EHR Meaningful Use? 7/6/2010
    Siemens Healthcare has introduced a set of relatively standard HIS (health information system) deployment procedures with its Soarian® AIM (Agile Implementation Methodology). In this HTO exclusive, editor Ken Congdon takes a closer look at this templatized approach to determine its viability in accelerating EHR adoption and meaningful use.
  8. iPhone Versus iPad In Healthcare 6/30/2010
    The new Apple iPhone 4G is slated to be released this week and orders for the new gadget are already pouring in. Estimated pre-orders for the new iPhone (the product was announced on June 23, 2010) topped 1.7 million in only three days, easily surpassing all previous iPhone rollouts.
  9. A Trend Toward EMR Consolidation? 6/24/2010
    The big news in healthcare IT circles this month was Allscripts’ acquisition of Eclipsys. According to issued press releases, the purchase was an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $1.3 billion.
  10. Cutting $3.6 Trillion In Healthcare Waste 6/16/2010

    A white paper released Monday by Thomson Reuters outlined several steps the U.S. healthcare industry could take to eliminate $3.6 trillion in wasteful spending over the next 10 years. Specifically, the report highlights five proven cost-cutting strategies, and claims the U.S. healthcare industry can eliminate waste by 5% annually by incorporating these best practices into the organizational structure.