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• Comparative Analytics And BI Solutions: What's The Difference?

  8/25/2016

  Healthcare organizations face numerous business challenges including concerns over processing times, denial rates, cash flow, and alternative payment models, to name a few. As organizations identify areas in which to focus their efforts and maximize performance, a growing number are investing in business intelligence (BI) solutions featuring comparative analytics so they have the ability to identify areas of the business in which improvements will offer the greatest ROI.

• Technology To Track The Spread Of COVID-19

  8/11/2020

  Practically the entire world is focused on stopping the spread of COVID-19. Many methods have come to mind for doing so. One is contact tracing. Though a bit controversial, there are technologies that can be used for this application. One such promising technology is to use a graph database. And it has already been proven in a real case.

• Data Management At North America's First Fully Digital Hospital

  5/19/2016

  Humber River Hospital has established an impressive history of firsts in patient care and service, including establishing Ontario’s first Center of Excellence for laparoscopic bariatric surgery, first nocturnal dialysis program, and first community hospital in Canada to acquire and use a surgical robot. Similarly, Humber River Hospital leveraged BridgeHead’s expertise with MEDITECH to provide backup for the hospital’s MEDITECH environment. Having partnered with MEDITECH since 2001, today BridgeHead is the company’s solo vendor in the market with a data protection and management solution.

• How Tech Can Improve Air Quality In Hospitals

  3/24/2020

  Managing air quality in hospitals can be challenging due to the wide range of pollutants — like pathogens, chemical compounds and dust — that HVAC systems need to handle.

• Guest Column: Providers' Perceptions: A Conversation With WellStar's Ron

  2/1/2011

  WellStar senior VP and CIO, Ron Strachan discusses the IT turnaround he has initiated during his tenure, and his facilities' path to Meaningful Use, Health Information Exchange, and Accountable Care Organizations. By Ron Strachan, senior VP and CIO, WellStar
• Chart Reviews In The Age Of EHRs

  4/21/2016

  Anyone who contracts with health insurance companies knows chart reviews are part of the process with an insurance company chart reviewer coming to the practice every so many months to review practice charts and collect data. I suspect it is to make sure we are staying compliant with their billing requirements.