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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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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.
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  • Imaging Moves Into The Mainstream
    7/28/2011

    Misperceptions about 2-D imagers are changing fast, which is why 2-D imagers are the fastest-growing category of bar code readers. Only a few years ago, 2-D imagers were (wrongly) considered a niche technology mostly used for reading 2-D bar codes. Now they are becoming the technology of choice for most bar code applications, and lasers are on the way to becoming a niche technology. By Intermec

  • The Perils Of Storing Key Content On-Site
    3/31/2016

    “Electronic medical records led to quite the unique hostage situation in Los Angeles [recently].” That’s what The Washington Post wrote about a computer hack at an L.A. hospital, prompting the hospital to pay $17,000 in ransom to the hackers.

  • Solving Healthcare's Unique BYOD Security Challenges
    11/4/2015

    Healthcare practitioners are as passionate about their mobile devices as anybody, and 90 percent of them use their personal smartphones for work. Most organizations use Mobile Device Management in order to keep data safe on BYO devices. Unfortunately, MDM challenges like policy development, employee privacy concerns, deployment complexity, and high costs have inhibited BYOD adoption despite much promise. By Rich Campagna, VP Products & Marketing, Bitglass

  • Medical Clinic Potentially Cuts $4,000,000 In Costs With Motion Tablets Running Allscripts Software
    12/2/2010
    Springfield Clinic is the second largest, private multi-specialty clinic in Illinois. The medical staff includes 230 physicians and physician extenders (providers) and is expected to increase to 300 providers by 2009. By Motion Computing, Inc.
  • Case Study: Handling Unexpected Growth With The RICOH Pro
    12/10/2009
    The RICOH Pro C900 was engineered to not only be easy to operate, but also for extremely low maintenance to maximize machine uptime. By Ricoh Corporation
  • Technology Options For Healthcare Color Label & Wristband Printing
    10/14/2009
    Color has earned a permanent place in healthcare processes because it has proven to be an effective enhancement to labels, files, forms and wristbands. Selective, appropriate use of color can enhance patient safety by providing an extra visual reminder to differentiate potential lookalike or soundalike medications, highlight dosages, dietary restrictions, allergies and other alerts, and to easily identify specimens to streamline sorting and prioritize processing. Color on files, records, specimen labels, test orders, meal tickets and other documents also supports more efficient workflows. By Epson America, Inc.

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