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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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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.

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.

The Misys Connect Exchange Portal is a core element of a community solution that provides clinicians and other members of the care team with the right information at the right time by making patient information available across organizational boundaries and venues of care.
New legislation such as Sarbanes-Oxley and the USA PATRIOT Act has significantly changed the regulatory landscape.
With StatCom’s Hospital Operating System™ hospitals achieve very real and demonstrable patient throughput gains in less than one year on the order of $3 to $11M depending upon their size and throughput improvement opportunity.
The Philips Digital Pocket Memo 9600 series sets new standards in advanced functionality and style. Voice commands, on-board file encryption and password protection are but a few of the powerful features of the 9600. The ergonomic design lends itself to unparalleled user friendliness to create dictations, and the intuitive controls are easy to use.

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  • EHR Switch A Constantly Evolving Process
    3/28/2014

    Dr. Richard Long, SVP & CMO at UPMC Hamot explains in this video that, despite the support UPMC offered before, during, and after the “Big Bang,” he knew the day would come when UPMC Hamot would have to take ownership of the project and “do it on our own.” Long cites physician and nurse champions as vital for success.

  • CPT 99490: How Our Small Family Practice Is Using Technology To Become More Patient-Centric
    6/20/2016

    Statistics show the average Medicare beneficiary with two or more chronic conditions sees between five and seven different healthcare providers on a consistent basis. Like many small practices, ours has faced many challenges in caring for these patients. Indeed, many essential but mundane administrative tasks associated with these patients have historically consumed a large measure of our staff’s time and resources. By Michael Paul Gimness, MD, owner of Family Medical Specialists of Florida

  • Reducing The Gap In Consumer Demand For Smarter Healthcare Delivery
    8/24/2017

    It’s no secret healthcare is slow and orthodox when it comes to adoption of new technology. By Kumar Venkatesiah

  • Achieving Success With The 5010 / ICD-10 Change-Over
    2/8/2012
    SuccessEHS is a nationally acclaimed vendor providing Electronic Health Record (EHR) and Practice Management solutions with Integrated Medical Billing Services.
  • Why Healthcare Facilities Should Consider Managed IT Services
    10/13/2020

    Every day, organizations across the world continue to achieve technological advancements and breakthroughs. Although these developments are not specific to any one industry, we tend to see this occur most often in healthcare.

  • Safeguard Against Medication Errors With Automated Dispensing Cabinets
    6/18/2010
    While monitoring the proper use of all medications is important, monitoring controlled substances is one of the highest priorities. Statistics have shown an increased awareness and prevalence of controlled substance diversion. By CareFusion

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