 | Legal Expert: Due Diligence a Key Part of Data Security
Providers must scrutinize potential vendors as well as their own practices
Issue: Online
Category: HCI Online
Author: By John DeGaspari
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| Healthcare Data Experiencing Explosive Growth
Data volumes outstripping affordable storage, according to survey.
Issue: Online
Category: HCI Online
Author: By John DeGaspari
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| Indiana Data Network Provides One Stop for Inter-Hospital Connectivity
How an Indiana-Based Regional Health Data Exchange Helps CIOS Save Time and Money
Issue: August 2010
Category: Departments
Author: by Kurt Ullman
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| Oklahoma to Build Statewide HIE
Web-Exclusive Interview: John Calabro, CIO, Oklahoma Health Care Authority
Issue: Online
Category: HCI Online
Author: By Jennifer Prestigiacomo
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| QHN Exchanges Laughter and Health Information
Web Exclusive Interview: Dick Thompson, CEO, Quality Health Network
Issue: Online
Category: HCI Online
Author: By Jennifer Prestigiacomo
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| A Brave New World of Connectivity
Web-Exclusive Interview: Keith Figlioli, Senior Vice President, Healthcare Informatics, Premier Inc.
Issue: Online
Category: HCI Online
Author: By Jennifer Prestigiacomo
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| Surfing the HIE
The Santa Cruz information exchange experience offers lessons on what works
Issue: June 2010
Category: Departments
Author: by Chuck Appleby
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| A Paradigm Shift on Quality Reporting
CIOs grapple with challenges of moving quality reporting to electronic health record systems.
Issue: Online
Category: HCI Online
Author: By David Raths
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| States move ahead to create HIEs-one HIE at a time
Statewide exchanges are evolving forward-without templates
Issue: May 2010
Category: Department
Author: by Richard R. Rogoski
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| Across the Pond
Should HIE leaders in the U.S. look to European progress for clues going forward? Yes, with caveats, says one international IT expert
Issue: April 2010
Category: Department
Author: by Mark Hagland
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| Wait Watchers
Smart organizations are demonstrating that while they can't erase ED wait times, they can leverage technology to keep patients better informed
Issue: April 2010
Category: Department
Author: by Kate Huvane Gamble
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| Infrastructure Issues
Underneath all the latest applications, the authors of a new report argue, CIOs need to create a solid technology foundation
Issue: March 2010
Category: Departments
Author: by Mark Hagland
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| Identity Crisis
The push to share data electronically - both inside and outside of the hospital walls - is forcing patient identification to the forefront
Issue: January 2010
Category: Departments
Author: by Kate Huvane Gamble
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| One-on-One with Florence Chang, SVP & CIO, MultiCare Health System
As MultiCare rolls out more applications and expands its award-winning EHR system, data storage is becoming a high priority.
Issue: December 2009
Category: Departments
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| All Systems Down
As more applications go live, the pressure on CIOs to ensure server reliability is growing
Issue: November 2009
Category: Departments
Author: by Kate Huvane Gamble
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| Paper Trails
Document management is no silver bullet, but it can patch holes as hospitals transition to paperless
Issue: October 2009
Category: Departments
Author: by Kate Huvane Gamble
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| StatCom Launches Hospital-wide Throughput Solution
Alpharetta, Ga.-based StatCom is introducing Hospital Operating System, a patient throughput solution designed to enable hospitals to achieve maximum operational performance and substantial reductions in average length of stay while enhancing the patient and staff experience, it says.
With the new solution, actions across the hospital are prioritized, enabling patients to flow at the best possible rate in terms of service, quality, safety and resource consumption, says StatCom. By optimizing the whole facility, hospitals can achieve a significant competitive advantage by increasing bed turns, accelerating discharges and reducing diverts and delayed cases, it touts.
Issue: April 1997
Category: NEW & IMPROVED
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| Right on Schedule
While there are no easy wins in IT, some say automated staff scheduling systems come close
Issue: September 2009
Category: Departments
Author: by Kate Huvane Gamble
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| Be Prepared
When a virus outbreak hits, hospital leaders must ready more beds, educate patients, and keep staff in the loop
Issue: August 2009
Category: Departments
Author: by Kate Huvane Gamble
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| Eco-nomics
Despite a tough economy, many CIOs are incorporating eco-friendly initiatives into their strategies
Issue: July 2009
Category: Departments
Author: by Kate Huvane Gamble
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| One-on-One with Newark Beth Israel VP & CIO Tomas Gregorio
At NBIMC, innovative technologies are being leveraged to keep clinicians engaged, automate administrative processes, and expand the hospital’s community reach.
Issue: June 2009
Category: Departments
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| One-on-One with Virginia Commonwealth University Health System CMIO Alistair Erskine, M.D., Part II
Erskine talks about the technology VCUHS is using to automate the patient handoff procedure.
Issue: Online
Category: QA
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| One-on-One with Virginia Commonwealth University Health System’s CMIO, Alistair Erskine, M.D.
Erskine discusses the CMIO’s role in bridging the gap between clinical and IT, and breaks down the transformation cube.
Issue: Online
Category: QA
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| Is It Registering?: Patient Portals, Part II (see Financial Department for Part I)
CIOs are finding that simple technology can ease the administrative burden, while giving patients more control
Issue: May 2009
Category: Departments
Author: by Kate Huvane Gamble
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| Connecting the Dots
Patient flow systems are being leveraged to increase throughput, improve communication, and provide a more complete view of care
Issue: January 2009
Category: Departments
Author: by Kate Huvane Gamble
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| One-on-One with UCSF Medical Center CMIO Michael Blum, M.D.
The Center's CMIO discusses the cutting-edge technologies being used at USCF to improve patient safety.
Issue: Online
Category: Q&A
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| No Sponge Left Behind
Cutting-edge bar coding technologies are being leveraged in an attempt to make foreign bodies left in patients a thing of the past
Issue: December 2008
Category: Departments
Author: by Kate Huvane Gamble
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| One-on-One With CIO Rich Temple
When a hospital is acquired, at what point does a CIO decide it’s time to leave?
Issue: Online
Category: Q&A
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| One-on-One With Mercy Medical Center CIO Jeff Cash, Part III
When it comes to accessing records and maintaining communication, there’s no such thing as too much back-up.
Issue: Online
Category: Q&A
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| Weathering the Storm
Having a disaster recovery plan can mean the difference between scrambling for a quick IT fix and smooth sailing in the storm
Issue: November 2008
Category: Departments
Author: by Kate Huvane Gamble
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| One-on-One With Mercy Medical Center CIO Jeff Cash, Part II
Cash never expected to get hit with a flood — but he did have plans in place in the event of a disaster.
Issue: Online
Category: Q&A
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| One-on-One With Mercy Medical Center CIO Jeff Cash, Part I
Mercy passed the ultimate test of disaster preparedness by keeping its IT systems running during a flood.
Issue: Online
Category: Q&A
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| Quick Check-in
Kiosks are emerging as a potentially ‘easy win’ that can increase patient satisfaction and improve staff efficiency
Issue: October 2008
Category: Departments
Author: by Kate Huvane
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| Linking the Chain
Sisters of Mercy's highly successful supply chain is becoming a best practice in the healthcare industry
Issue: September 2008
Category: Departments
Author: by Kate Huvane
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| Data Deluge
Data-intensive applications and disparate systems are forcing hospitals to address ever-increasing storage requirements
Issue: August 2008
Category: Departments
Author: by Kate Huvane
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| One-on-One with Sonnenschein's Legal Expert in Healthcare Security Issues, Reece Hirsch
The most important part of being prepared for a possible security breach is to have a formal incident response plan.
Issue: Online
Category: Q&A
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| A Shift in Staffing
Web-based, self-service scheduling systems are helping facilities increase clinician satisfaction, manage patient throughput, and reduce costs.
Issue: July 2008
Category: Departments
Author: by Kate Huvane
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| Follow that Infection
CIOs are finding that asset tracking technologies can help keep tabs on some nasty bacteria.
Issue: June 2008
Category: Departments
Author: by Kate Huvane
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| Sign of the Times
Adopting single sign-on can lead to improvements in workflow, clinician satisfaction and security, all with one step
Issue: May 2008
Category: Departments
Author: by Kate Huvane
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| The Power of EMPI
Health systems are tapping the value of EMPIs to eliminate duplicate patient records
Issue: April 2008
Category: Departments
Author: by Brian Albright
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| A Roadmap to Interoperability
True system interoperability is the Holy Grail that every healthcare enterprise is searching for. Here are some ideas of how to get there.
Issue: Online
Category: Expert''s Corner
Author: by George Gides and Pete Rivera
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| Not too Tight, Not too Loose
Today’s healthcare environments require an enterprise approach to identity management that ensures security while letting clinicians practice.
Issue: Online
Category: SHOP TALK
Author: by Mychelle Mowry and Reid Oakes
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| Corralling Documents
With the lines blurring between DMI and EMR software, how do CIOs know which solution is right for them?
Issue: March 2008
Category: Departments
Author: by Brian Albright
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| The Other ROI
Automating the release of information process can free up staff, save money and generally relieve headaches — but it takes IT to get there
Issue: February 2008
Category: Departments
Author: by Brian Albright
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| Shop Talk: Bringing Communication Together
As the number of communication mediums increases, healthcare workers can benefit from a unified approach.
Issue: Online
Category: SHOP TALK
Author: by Mark Wechsler
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| Shop Talk: EMR Transfers in Focus
Physicians and patients can further tap the value of EMRs with the advent of transfer technologies.
Issue: Online
Category: SHOP TALK
Author: by Tom Dorsett
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| Speech Recognition to the Rescue
When transcription costs started getting the better of Camino Medical Group, the healthcare organization decided to fight back.
Issue: Online
Category: CASE REPORT
Author: by Alan Fink
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| Kindred Conquers Servers
Server upgrades speed up Kindred Healthcare's monthly close of more than 370 facilities in 38 states.
Issue: Online
Category: CASE REPORT
Author: by Daniel Poff
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| Shop Talk: EHR Security Comes to Fore
With cyber attacks on the rise, CIOs need to take a closer look at their security policies and procedures.
Issue: Online
Category: SHOP TALK
Author: by Clark Easterling
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| Getting on Schedule
Hospitals are dumping manual scheduling for automated systems that tie into other HR software
Issue: December 2007
Category: Departments
Author: by David Raths
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