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• HIT's Role In Improving Opioid Tracking In The Hospital

  8/30/2018

  Contrary to popular belief, pharmaceutical companies are not solely responsible for the opioid crisis we’re now experiencing. Physicians are also to blame. Pharmas tell us that only 1 in 1,000 patients become addicted to opioids, so don’t fear them. Meanwhile, physicians are naturally and understandably patient-focused, so their primary concern has always been to do whatever they can to relieve a patient’s pain in the most effective manner possible. In general, we were led to believe that opioid addiction and withdrawal are associated with long-term use, not as the result of the treatment decisions made while a patient is in the hospital.

• Remote Care Management Technologies In 2018: Tracking 3 Key Drivers

  1/25/2018

  Healthcare organizations continue to adopt information technology for better patient care. Headlining these innovations are technologies for remote care management, providing patients with an immediate link to their care team for regular monitoring at home, or wherever they happen to be.

• Handling Unexpected Growth With The RICOH Pro C900

  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
• Infectious Disease Prevention With Continuous Monitoring And Fault Detection Software

  2/28/2019

  Legionella pneumophila is a worldwide, waterborne bacteria that is extremely common and found naturally in the environment; it is also the cause of a severe form of pneumonia called Legionnaires Disease, which can be deadly. The number of people getting sick from Legionella bacteria in healthcare environments has been steadily and substantially increasing in the last decade as these facilities often house those who are most susceptible, such as the elderly and those with weakened immune systems.

• 5 Ways Physician On-Call Scheduling Software Relieves Stress

  4/16/2018

  If your facility’s staff is stressed out about the hassles associated with emergency department scheduling processes, you’re not alone. Unpredictable and inaccurate manual on-call schedules can take a toll on staff members up and down the organizational ladder. Thankfully, physician on-call scheduling software can relieve stress by automating time-consuming processes and delivering accurate, real-time EMTALA schedules.

• Could The Public Cloud Cure Healthcare's Data-Breach Epidemic?

  10/5/2016

  The financial services industry has taken steps to shore up security and devalue stolen payment-card data on the black market by using technologies such as EMV (chip-and-PIN) in smart credit and debit cards, and hackers have shifted their target to medical records. By Rich Campagna, VP Product, Bitglass