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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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OSi began a decade ago as a group of transcription industry experts saw the need to offer hospitals and large clinics the resources and technology to help combat rising transcription volumes and escalating costs.

The Intermec IF2 is a compact, cost-effective network reader designed to support diverse RFID applications in both enterprise and industrial environments that require a scalable RFID system with a low cost per read point.

The BioWedge™ Finger Scanner is simply the world's best identification system. Easy-to-use & integrate...the applications are limitless!
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.
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.
For years TEKLYNX bar code software has been working behind the scenes in healthcare, helping the industry that helps others. From medication labels to patient ID tracking to inventory control, TEKLYNX software solutions provide the reliability and security necessary when working with critical healthcare data.

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  • SCL Health Gives Time Back To Doctors With Simplified IT Experience
    11/3/2017

    As a $2.5 billion nonprofit healthcare network with 11 hospitals, 210 physician clinics, and home and hospice services throughout Colorado, Kansas and Montana, SCL Health supports more than 20,000 associates, physicians, clinical staff, students, contractors and consultants. This means that at any given moment, there are thousands of people who depend on the SCL Health IT network to access patient records, care for patients using an electronic medical record, and schedule and coordinate appointments. Since 2005, SCL Health has been in a strategic partnership with Citrix to facilitate and streamline its IT processes by simplifying how associates access data and systems so they can ultimately focus more time on patients.

  • Improve Patient Safety With A Quality Wristband Solution
    12/9/2010
    Patient wristband quality and consistency depend heavily on the print technology, printer model and wristband material used. By Intermec, Inc.
  • Healthcare Is Catching Up To Modern Consumerism — Is Your Organization Ready?
    3/8/2018

    Over the past decade, the patient payment experience in healthcare has changed drastically, often at the cost of the patient experience. If a patient was insured, going to the doctor meant paying a $20 to $50 copay, with the insurance company handling the rest. Providers had the option to then collect the copay or just as easily write off that $50.

  • The Total Cost Of Not Managing Outsourced Vendors
    12/13/2017

    Before high-deductible health plans and the expansion of IRS and CFPB engagement in patient finance, managing uninsured accounts and patients with responsibility after insurance was relatively straightforward.

  • 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.

  • A White Paper About EMR Workflow, Usability, And Productivity In Pediatric And Primary Care
    9/30/2009
    “A high-volume, low-margin business like primary care medicine simply cannot support the costs. These include both the very high dollar cost of buying and maintaining a system and the huge drop in productivity that initially accompanies implementation.” By Charles Webster, MD, MSIE, MSIS

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