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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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Pocket™ “Tablet” is Nurture’s new mobile workstation specifically designed to support the active work of healthcare professionals by accommodating both the demands of the task at hand as well as emerging portable tablet technology like the iPad, Xoom and Playbook.
Delivering high-quality care may be the number one priority for healthcare providers, but reducing costs is always an imperative. The key to this is finding ways to streamline processes, eliminate inefficiency, increase productivity, and improve decision-making, thereby allowing physicians and staff to spend more time on patient-focused activities.
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.
Web 2.0 is profoundly changing the way we work and interact. More than 90 of the top 100 Web sites are categorized as social networking or search sites, supporting dynamic or user-generated content. Many organizations are embracing the Web as a business platform, but Web 2.0 technologies, such as blogs, wikis, social networking sites, and RSS feeds, render traditional security technologies such as antivirus, Web reputation, and basic URL filtering ineffective.

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  • Moving The Needle On Population Health: A Blueprint For Success
    10/3/2017

    While these may be uncertain times for the health care industry, technology leaders in the field continue to aggressively move forward — upgrading services and IT infrastructure in order to meet the needs and challenges that the industry will face in the near- and distant future. By Bill Gillis, CIO, Beth Israel Deaconess Care Organization

  • Clinic Improves Patient Care And Streamlines Billing Process With Motion C5 MCAs
    8/26/2010
    The Whole Child Pediatrics, P.S.C. provides care to children from birth to age 17 years and young adults from 18 to 21 years of age. In order to deliver the best service possible, The Whole Child Pediatrics, P.S.C. wanted a documentation solution that would allow them to capture data in real time and better manage their patient records. By Motion Computing, Inc.
  • 4 Ways To Improve Payer-Provider Data Management
    9/1/2017

    The healthcare industry has experienced unprecedented change in recent years. By Krithika Srivats, Senior Director, Health/Clinical Center of Excellence at Hinduja, Global Solutions (HGS)

  • 4 Things Providers Should Look For In EHR-Integrated Patient Engagement Software
    12/17/2019

    Today’s new healthcare technologies are purposely built to integrate with EHR systems to unlock the treasure trove of data and patient insight that sits within them to make healthcare faster, smarter and more effective. The goal of EHR-integrated solutions is to improve patient care and to help ease the burden of physicians, who already feel like they spend way too much time in front of a computer screen. As it stands, seven out of 10 primary care doctors believe EHRs contribute to physician burnout and cut into valuable time they can spend with patients.

  • Why Your Workforce Management Team Needs To Play A Key Role In Strategic Planning For 2019
    12/12/2018

    Healthcare organizations today face a myriad of workforce planning issues, from shortages of skilled personnel to needs for improved diversity and inclusion. As budget planning season moves into full-swing, human resource-related topics need their moment in the spotlight. Solutions requiring capital investment need to be discussed with an open mind. Workforce management has become a strategic issue in healthcare. Hence, the team bearing responsibility for juggling the issues deserves a spot at the planning table.

  • The Business Case For Making A Good First Impression At Patient Check-In
    5/11/2017

    It takes just seven seconds to make a first impression according to a New York University study, so imagine the impression patients are getting at the point of check-in.

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