By using data to affect outcomes, Bay Medical Center''s HeartInstitute was the first in Florida to receive the JCAHO distinction called the Gold Seal of Approval and among the first in the nation to receive national accreditation in heart attack treatment. Business Challenge The staff and caregivers at Bay Medical Center’s Heart Institute knew they were providing … [Read more...]
CASE STUDY: Hawthorn Medical
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...]
WiFi-Based Patient Monitoring
Healthcare is an ideal environment for the use of wireless and mobile computing technologies. From a process perspective, the hospital of today can be compared to a logistical or supply chain operation. There are multiple departments through which the patient moves, while at the same time, critical patient-specific information is needed for real-time decision support. … [Read more...]
Q and A With Scott Whyte
A VP of IT at Catholic Healthcare West explains the impact that clinical genomics could have on electronic records. Healthcare Technology: You are a leader in the clinical genomics space. Can you tell us a little bit about your work with genomics? Scott Whyte: A few years ago, I became interested in the topic of genomics and its ultimate impact on clinical information systems … [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...]
Health Care Technology: A History of Clinical Care Innovation
The future of health care innovation is best understood if we take a moment to look at how we got where we are today. What have been the obstacles? How is the industry overcoming these obstacles? Who are the leaders in terms of change, and what kind of changes can the industry expect in the future? The use of computers in health care evolved through a process driven by … [Read more...]