Forces at Work The highly complex market characterized by powerful and constantly changing market forces requires agility, foresight and relentless execution from payers that hope to survive and prosper. Examples of some of the challenges affecting these organizations include: Changing demographics; Increasing costs due to a growing shortage of hospital beds, a lack of personnel [...]
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Personalizing Your Communications With Physicians, Patients and Employees
January 29, 2007
More than 600 healthcare organizations rely on Vignette healthcare solutions to electronically capture, store, manage and access critical patient information in both clinical and back-office settings. Vignette Next-Generation Web Solutions for Healthcare Vignette Next-Generation Web Solutions enable you to immediately provide vital information in a personalized fashion via any device, at any time, to all [...]
A Vision Shared
January 29, 2007
Global Care Solutions identified in 1997 that a single integrated Total Hospital Information System (THIS) is what clinicians and administrators need for their facilities. This would provide users with optimal work flow and reliability. Since those early days, a totally integrated, single database solution that serves the entire facilitys needs was born: GCS Hospital 2000 [...]
The Clinical and Financial Transformation of Asias Largest Private Hospital
January 29, 2007
Established in 1980, Bumrungrad Hospital is a recognized provider of premium private healthcare throughout Thailand and Southeast Asia. Bumrungrad is the first hospital in Asia to be accredited by the U.S.-based Joint Commission on International Accreditation. Located in central Bangkok, the hospital is a 554-bed tertiary care facility serving over 1.2 million patients annually. This [...]
WiFi-Based Patient Monitoring
January 29, 2007
Consumers and industry alike have enthusiastically embraced wireless technology because it greatly expands our freedom to communicate and exchange data, bringing unprecedented productivity and convenience to our business and personal lives. Driven by the lower cost of wireless components, the healthcare sector is following suit and the growth of wireless networking in hospitals is skyrocketing. [...]
Early Experiences With Positive Patient Identification
January 29, 2007
Like most hospitals, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center is focused on maximizing patient safety, quality and value. Over the past few years, we’ve implemented provider order entry, guidelines/care plans and electronic medical records. However, one great question remains unanswered. How do we positively identify our patients so that we are confident they are receiving the [...]
Integrating Process Efficiency and Quality Patient Care
January 29, 2007
Dräger Medicals global-driven portfolio encompasses complete CareArea Solutions for the acute point of care throughout the patient care process from emergency care and perioperative care on to critical care, perinatal care and home care. Dräger Medical CareArea Solutions link clinical processes and create enterprisewide advantages including the integration of information, transport solutions, common user [...]
Critical Healthcare Applications Call for Critical Printing Support
January 29, 2007
TallyGenicom’s wide range of laser and impact printers offer reliable, low-cost output for the most demanding and time-sensitive healthcare applications. Print a variety of forms, invoices, labels and reports for the emergency room, nurse’s station, pharmacy, admitting office, MIS Department and more. Laser Printers From nurses’ stations and emergency rooms to the pharmacy and admitting [...]
Center of Excellence Certification Yields Ongoing Rewards
January 29, 2007
Business Challenge The staff and caregivers at Bay Medical Center’s Heart Institute knew they were providing topof- the-line heart care; they witnessed superb patient outcomes every day. But in today’s competitive healthcare market, it’s not enough for a hospital to believe it’s one of the best. The organization needs tangible evidence demonstrating its excellence to [...]















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