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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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In the midst of the Information Age we face the reality that ever more digital content is being created, stored and distributed, and there’s no end in sight. With as much as 90% of that data being unstructured, such as documents, spreadsheets, images and the like, storage as usual will not suffice in this new reality as organizations demand simpler, more affordable, scalable and reliable storage for digital content. The increasing demand requires a scale-out architecture that delivers infrastructure that supports private and public storage clouds and can seamlessly scale to meet evolving business needs.

Specimens are often the key to accurate diagnosis, so maintaining an accurate specimen-to-patient relationship is essential. Furthermore, eliminating manual entry improves accuracy.

With rich feature sets and extensive model options, the Gryphon™ product series from Datalogic Scanning represents the premium level of data collection equipment for general purpose applications.
Healthcare organizations worldwide trust IBM Cognos software to help them drive operational efficiencies and reduce costs, improve the quality of care they deliver, and support innovative clinical research.
DICOM medical imaging SDK
  • Create and view DICOM files
  • Support both still image and video files
  • Scanning and compression, including PDF
  • Viewing, annotation, and printing
The Financial Accounting Module deals with Cash/Bank, Receipt/Payments, Journal Voucher and General Ledger etc. Books like Cashbook, Bankbook and Ledger book can be generated. This module generates reports like Trail Balance, Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss statement. The Financial Accounting Screens describe about the Account Payable, Account Receivable and General Ledger.

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  • Wireless Enables Real-Time Clinical Communication
    12/9/2010
    This case study highlights how healthcare IT consultant Daou Systems and wireless vendor Intermec work together to perform site surveys and deliver effective wireless communication infrastructures to healthcare facilities such as Adventist Health System. By Intermec, Inc.
  • Hospitals And Healthcare Providers Improve Productivity With Tablet PCs
    7/18/2013

    In this case study pack two hospitals, a clinic, and a mental health center see major improvements in productivity and more with the implementation of Tablet PCs from Motion Computing.

  • White Paper: Financial Services Current State In Healthcare
    11/23/2009
    Financial service organizations are increasingly providing products and services to the healthcare community. While the medical lockbox may have been the first healthcare-specific product that banks1 offered to larger hospital systems, products have expanded to include a number of different services for payers, providers and consumers. By Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI)
  • Vanguard Urologic Institute Reduces Patient Wait Times Via Self-Service
    1/18/2011
    This case study highlights how a self-service kiosk registration solution allowed Vanguard Urologic Institute to reduce average patient wait times to 2 minutes, versus the national average of 21.3 minutes.
  • White Paper: Flawed Human Behavior Could Threaten Success Of Stimulus EMR Incentive Program
    8/31/2009
    As someone involved in the digital document and content management business I have watched the approaching stimulus incentives for EMR (electronic medical records) with a great deal of interest. There’s no question that if implemented correctly the stimulus program can accelerate the adoption of more efficient (computer based) record management, resulting in improved health care and reduced costs. By Jeff Nelson
  • Presbyterian Healthcare Services Streamlines Complaint Management With CRM
    4/29/2011

    This case study highlights how a new CRM (customer relationship management) solution helped Presbyterian Healthcare Services shorten their cycle time for handling patient complaints from four hours to less than three hours per employee per customer. By Fujitsu

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