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Automation has been making human workers superfluous for centuries, but until recently, workers whose jobs required high-level cognitive skills have been able to rest easy, confident no machine could possibly replace them when it came to making nuanced decisions based on the evaluation of complicated, sometimes contradictory data. By Khal Rai, Senior Vice President, Product Development & Operations, SRS Health

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The Intermec SG20 is an affordable, high performance family of handheld scanners available in tethered or cordless models. Designed to the needs of healthcare, the SG20 helps to ensure that patient safety standards are consistently met.

Today’s enterprise is at the center of a number of conflicting trends related to changes in the network. Data centers are consolidating as enterprises are scaling beyond headquarters to regional, branch, and remote locations, and often the network functions as the primary connection between these locations. In order to be competitive, today’s enterprise network must be open for business wherever, whenever, and however business is done.
Patient safety demands accurate identification of both patients and samples. Accurate sample identification and management processes need to begin at the patient bedside. The greater the time or distance between when a sample is drawn and when it is identified, the greater the chance for error.
4medica, the leading independent provider of Web-based connectivity between physicians and clinical laboratories, recently announced the launch of its Integrated Health Record (IHR), which includes modular components designed to enable hospitals and eligible providers to demonstrate "meaningful use" and qualify for federal government incentives in 2011.
With so many electronic medical record systems on the market today, it’s difficult to wade through the features and functionality of each system to make sure that it fits the needs of your busy practice. MediNotes e has been specifically designed to stand out in the market, with a design that eliminates navigation and makes multi-tasking a reality.
PatientWorks' expert knowledge of patient admission and access management has enabled it to develop its leading edge software. PatientWorks® is a software solution for hospitals that want a more efficient registration process by utilizing the power and flexibility of electronic forms. PatientWorks offers a natural migration path for existing card-based solutions.

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    The waiting room is full, there is a line forming in front of the scheduling desk, new patient information has to be collected, patients’ records must be updated, and appointments need to be rescheduled. By Ken Saitow, president and CEO, CareWire

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    Last year was the year of the consumer, and there’s no sign of a change any time soon. Consumers increasingly value experience over product, and have come to expect personalized, targeted experiences — radically shifting the focus of the business marketplace. The healthcare landscape is no exception to this shift: it is increasingly driven by the needs and desires of patients. But innovations in digital health look different from those in DTC technology and as technology becomes more sophisticated, however, concerns are being mitigated. And as consumer demand continues to dominate the marketplace, the healthcare industry — supported by the policy makers — is increasingly on board with tech innovation. Here are some things to look out for in the coming year.

  • Before You Hit Send: Ensuring HIPAA Compliant Email Transmissions From Your Practice
    10/31/2017

    Compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act — or HIPAA — often keeps doctors, dentists and other healthcare professionals up at night. Yet, since the healthcare profession requires an intense study and concentration, it’s no wonder that there is not a lot of mindshare devoted to learning the minutiae inside a dense rulebook filled with a complex set of regulations.

  • What Hospitals Can Learn From Amazon, Southwest Airlines And Disney
    7/28/2017

    Achieving operational efficiency is as important to a hospital’s mission of providing the best care to the most people as it is to for-profit, customer-centric service organizations. Southwest Airlines, Amazon, and Walt Disney theme parks may seem as far removed from healthcare as one can imagine but, operationally, the tools, motivations, and management processes they incorporate are similar and have proven effective when applied to healthcare. Yet, even at some of the best-run hospitals, just a few understand and fully leverage these tools and procedures to optimize their operations.

  • Understanding And Embracing The Future Of Work
    2/13/2019

    There are four dimensions of the future of work. Often interpreted as an end-state, the Future of Work is a transformational mindset and approach to enable the value-driven outcomes your business depends on. To approach business transformations holistically, leaders need to view them through four critical dimensions.

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