December 3, 2012 Joe Marion
blog
Well, the 2012 RSNA (Radiological Society of North America – www.RSNA.org) is history. Having now had the weekend to think about the event, my initial reaction is that the meeting is even more a dichotomy of messages.
November 24, 2012 Mark Hagland
article
Last year, in an effort to improve the effectiveness of the organization’s OR operations, leaders at GHS began an initiative to install patient tracking systems in the health system’s perioperative areas, beginning with Greenville Memorial Hospital. Work has proceeded apace, and results from the 2011 go-live at Greenville Memorial have been encouraging.
November 20, 2012 Joe Marion
blog
Well, it’s almost that time again! The annual Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) is the largest radiology meeting of the year, and typically the place where vendors tend to introduce new technology. This year should be no exception, and it should address some interesting areas as both technology users and vendors cope with a changing healthcare regulatory environment.
November 15, 2012 Gabriel Perna
news
According to a recent survey from CapSite, a Burlington, Vt.-based research firm, 31 percent of U.S. hospitals say they will invest in patient flow solutions. The survey looks at how buying patient flow software, which aims to help administrators ease emergency department crowding, has been weighed and divided by providers into two categories: best of breed or as part of a recent health information systems/EHR investment.
October 30, 2012 Mark Hagland
news
As a power outage darkened most of lower Manhattan below 39th Street on the evening of Monday, Oct. 29, executives and clinicians at NYU Langone Medical Center evacuated patients to other hospitals
October 29, 2012 The editors of Long-Term Living and Healthcare Informatics magazines
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As Hurricane Sandy, a storm of unprecedented power and scope, bears down on the east coast of the United States, hospitals prepare for extreme emergency conditions, while anticipating many unknowns in a rapidly evolving emergency situation.
October 25, 2012 David Raths
blog
The patient-centered medical home model has the potential to reduce the cost and increase the quality of care for patients with multiple chronic conditions. But are the health IT tools available today adequate to support the tasks of clinic care managers?
October 24, 2012 Gabriel Perna
news
According to a new research report from the Weymouth, Mass.-based healthcare management consulting firm Beacon Partners, most healthcare executives are dissatisfied with how the data they are receiving from clinical IT systems is being used to measure the value brought to their organization.
October 22, 2012 Gabriel Perna
news
According to a new study from the Stanford University School of Medicine and the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, at-risk teenagers are interested in obtaining and viewing their online health information. Researchers from the study, which was published in a recent issue of Pediatrics, spoke with 79 incarcerated teens who received treatment at the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, and 90 percent were enthusiastic about receiving their health information online.
October 11, 2012 Gabriel Perna
article
What is the way to success in a high-intensity primary care program aimed at improving quality and lowering costs for a sub-set of patients with chronic conditions? It comes through increased patient and physician engagement, according to the results of a recent study by the Washington D.C.-based Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC) for the nonpartisan, nonprofit National Institute for Health Care Reform (NIHCR).
October 10, 2012 Mark Hagland
article
On Oct. 9, Premier healthcare alliance senior executives and volunteer leaders held a press briefing to announce the results of both the Charlotte-based health alliance's broad comparative effectiveness analysis of blood utilization processes, and to describe the work of two Premier member hospital systems in optimizing processes in that key area.
October 1, 2012 Mark Hagland
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In this virtual roundtable, medical group leaders share their views on the challenges they face as the industry shifts from the volume-based fee-for-service model to more accountable and responsive patient care.
