September 4, 2013 Rajiv Leventhal
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The Medical Center of Central Georgia recently transitioned to CPOE, but the hospital remains in the minority of those that had done so until very recently. Meanwhile, the challenges that linger for the hospitals that have yet to get on board remain tough to overcome.
July 4, 2013 Mark Hagland
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The U.S. healthcare system could save hundreds of millions of dollars a year by improving medication adherence rates, a new report from CVS Caremark finds
February 22, 2013 Rajiv Leventhal
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Clinician diversion of narcotics is a mounting issue in healthcare that plagues a majority of U.S. hospitals. In Mobile, Alabama, Springhill Medical Center is using new data analytics tools in its attempt to stop diversion before it starts.
October 10, 2012 John DeGaspari
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Trying to predict a hospital's inpatient nurse staffing needs is a tough day-to-day challenge that involves matching often unpredictable patient demand to the nurse resources needed to care for those patients. Case in point: the Chesterfield, Mo.-based Mercy health system, a 31-hospital network serving Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas, a hospital system that ranges from critical care hospitals with an average census of perhaps five to 10 patients a day to large tertiary care facilities. In March, 2011, Mercy implemented enterprise-wide web-based scheduling software that has significantly reduced the guesswork involved in its inpatient nurse staffing allocation.
September 17, 2012
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HIMSS Analytics (Chicago) recognizes Fort HealthCare in Fort Atkinson, Wis. with its Stage 7 Award. The Stage 7 award represents attainment of the highest level on the Electronic Medical Records Adoption Model (EMRAM), which is used to track EMR progress at hospitals and health systems.
October 6, 2010 Jennifer Prestigiacomo
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Non-profit regional health information exchange CareSpark, based in Kingsport, Tenn., serves the central Appalachian region, in a service area encompassing 34 counties in southwest Virginia and east Tennessee. Since 2005, the rural HIE has gotten half of the population (400,000 people) on_board to participate and has doubled EMR adoption and e-prescribing in the region. CareSpark’ Provider Relations Coordinator Pat Pope spoke with HCI Associate Editor Jennifer Prestigiacomo about CareSpark’s population health initiatives and sustainability model.
September 29, 2010 Richard R. Rogoski
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With the release of the meaningful use requirements, the switch from paper-based to electronic health records has begun in earnest. CIOs and experts say that the transition can be made without losing sight of security and privacy concerns.
June 26, 2008 Kate Huvane
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Dave Dillehunt Anyone who has visited a healthcare Web site, watched a medical news segment or even picked up a copy of the New York Times in the
