Faced with strict new password policies for the Medical Records System(MRS), Hawthorn Medical implementedDigitalPersonas fingerprint authentication solution for its 100+ physicians and medical assistants working in their Urgent Care and primary medical facility. Finger print authentication has streamlined access to the MRS as well as assisted with HIPAA regulatory compliance … [Read more...]
Effective Demand Forecasting In the Health Care Supply Chain
The road to automated replenishment is not an easy one. However, through the integration of intelligence, technology, and expertise, effective demand forecasting in the health care supply chain is attainable. Envision a scenario in which pressing the Enter key on a hospital computer sets into motion a series of coordinated processes that reaches across the entire health care … [Read more...]
The Impact of IT on the Health Care Workforce
The role of information technology is not to replace clinicians, but to change their work environment to provide better job satisfaction and better patient care. By redesigning clinical processes and automating them with enabling technologies often through innovative outsourcing arrangements health care providers transform themselves into competitive enterprises that better … [Read more...]