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• How To Improve Healthcare Operational Efficiency Through Lean Principles And Predictive Analytics

  8/17/2018

  Operational dilemmas are experienced in all industries. Airlines, for example, are arguably more operationally complex, asset-intensive and regulated than hospitals, yet the best performers are doing a far better job than most hospitals at keeping costs low and make a decent profit while delivering what their customers expect. Southwest Airlines, for example, has figured out how to excel at the two operational things that matter most: Keep more planes in the sky more often, and fill each of them with more passengers and more often than anyone else. Similarly, winners in other complex, asset-intensive, service-based industries — Amazon, UPS and FedEx — have figured out how to over deliver on their promise while staying streamlined and cost-effective.

• IT Upgrades And Changes Won't Succeed Without Operations Staff At The Table

  11/16/2017

  Does your services integrator, PMO, delivery and implementation team implement technology, or operationalize your technology? There’s an important distinction, one that can make all the difference in the success of your IT projects.

• A Patient's Right To Access Medical Records

  7/5/2016

  Most medical practices, healthcare organizations, and clinicians are very familiar with HIPAA rules and regulations. However, the law can be extensively complicated and is often a source of confusion and misinterpretation. According to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), one of the most common complaints and frequently misunderstood parts of the law involves a patient’s right to access their personal medical records.

• Is Your EHR System At Risk?

  5/18/2017

  With an adoption rate approaching 100 percent, EHR systems have gained high traction among healthcare service providers mainly due to their operational efficiencies and the rising need for integrated healthcare facilities worldwide. By Kathy Trahan, market strategist responsible for vertical markets, Tripwire

• Telepsychiatry: Reaching More Patients For Better Outcomes

  3/17/2017

  A 42-year-old woman with chronic anxiety and agoraphobia found herself unable to leave her apartment. She reached out to her primary care doctor who prescribed Xanax, but the medication was only making her feel worse. By Dr. Jim Varrell, Medical Director, InSight Telepsychiatry

• Lessons Learned From Improper Software Evaluation In Healthcare

  3/30/2010

  There are many reasons for a failed system implementation in a healthcare environment, and this article will highlight a few lessons learned from not doing a proper software evaluation. By Dylan Persaud, managing director, Eval-Source