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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 [...]

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 facility’s needs was born: GCS Hospital 2000 [...]

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 [...]

There are many types of healthcare fraud. It can be driven by healthcare and insurance providers, patients, employers or any combination of the above. Healthcare providers might make claims for services not provided, or overcharge for services they did provide. They might also submit claims for additional or more expensive services than were strictly necessary. [...]

Denton Regional Medical Center Location: Denton, Texas Size: 184-bed full-service hospital operated by HCA, one of the largest health-care systems in the nation. The hospital has more than 850 employees and 250 physicians on staff. Scope and Services: A full-spectrum of healthcare, including advanced open-heart surgery and neurosurgery programs. BUSINESS CHALLENGE Located in a booming [...]

The Decision With today’s challenges facing medical practices including government mandates, lower reimbursement and cost risk management, the physicians and administrator at Dover Orthopaedics needed a better alternative for managing patient charts. So in 2001, administrator Marilyn Orr set out to find an electronic medical record system (EMR) for her four-physician practice. Another administrator, who [...]

Healthcare Technology: You developed the interchange protocol that became the first version of Health Level 7 (HL7), which today is the most widely used data interchange protocol in healthcare. In addition to HL7, what other standards do you see on the horizon? Donald Simborg: In addition to HL7, there are not only other standards on [...]

Medical Center of Central Georgia Location: Macon, Georgia Size: 637 licensed, acute beds Scope and Services: The second-largest hospital in the state of Georgia, MCCG is a full-service, acute-care hospital serving an estimated population of 750,000 residents. MCCG is also a Level 1 trauma center and one of the premier teaching hospitals in the U.S. [...]

Catholic Health Initiatives Business Challenge. Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) is a $6.7 billion national not-for-profit health care organization consisting of 69 hospitals; 43 long-term care, assisted and independent living and residential facilities; and five community-based health organizations located in 19 states. As part of its strategic initiatives around quality, information and collaboration, CHI recognized a [...]