Whitepapers

Change of Face: Q&A with Greg Dorn, President and CEO of First Databank (FDB)

 

With advances in information technology, it's clear that the face of clinical decision support is changing. As part of this new clinical landscape, First Databank has evolved their name, their brand and their drug knowledge solutions. Greg Dorn, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the newly-minted FDB, discusses the role of drug knowledge in clinical decision support, how good systems can help physicians avoid "alert fatigue," and how FDB is changing to meet current and future drug knowledge needs.

Where workforce management and quality care intersect: Q&A with Brian Graves, a Global Practice Leader in Healthcare at Kronos.

Kronos may be known for their punchy timeclocks—but the company today is offering much, much more to hospitals, health systems, and long-term care organizations across the globe. Brian Graves, a Global Practice Leader in Healthcare at Kronos, discusses why there is more to healthcare information management than just electronic health records and clinical decision support. He explains how the right workforce management can help mitigate risk, reduce employee turnover and, ultimately, improve quality of patient care.

Managing Paper Patient Records in a Clinical Practice

Nuance Communications commissioned a two-part study to better understand the implications of the slower than expected uptake in EHR on the clinical operations of outpatient healthcare providers. The objective of the study was to understand how practices handle paper within their practices, the challenges that arise in a paper-based or hybrid medical record system and their satisfaction with their current practices.

Yes, You Still Have A Paper Problem … And It Isn’t Going Away Anytime Soon

There are simple ways for hospitals and clinics to improve how paper-based patient information is managed between providers. Unfortunately, many healthcare organizations fail to take advantage of the solutions available because they believe the paperless practice will soon become reality. Learn more in this article, written by Dave McKanna, Healthcare Industry Marketing Manager, Nuance Imaging Division

AlwaysOn Point of Care™: Ensuring Availability for Clinical Applications

Read this solution brief outlines the benefits of protecting your clinical IT infrastructure with AlwaysOn Point of Care. This validated solution architecture combines products and services from VMware, VCE and other providers to meet stringent requirements for availability, security, elastic scaling, rapid and automated provisioning, high capacity, and low latency with no single point of failure.

Calculating Total Cost of Ownership for Patient Identification Wristbands

When deciding to deploy a bar coded patient ID system,you must determine the most effective, efficient way to print bar codes. Withmany options available, it can be challenging to determine which is the mostcost-effective. Download our white paper to learn how to calculate thetotal cost of ownership for both laser and thermal print solutions.

"It's all in the Wrist" — Improving Patient Safety with Bar Code Wristbands

Missing, poor-quality, and incorrect patient wristbands are a major contributing factor to adverse events. Download our white paper and learn how bar coded patient ID systems help medical centers prevent errors by ensuring accurate patient information is always available at the point of care and comply with The Joint Commission patient safety goals.

Download our white paper to learn why bar coded wristbands are essential in preventing medical errors.

Wristband Formatting Best Practices: Key Considerations for Improving Patient Care

Is your organization considering a bar code-based patient ID system? Download our white paper to learn proven best practices for deploying this new technology and choosing the best format so that nurses and clinicians can easily perform patient care with no need for workarounds – improving efficiency, quality of care and productivity.

Nine Questions to Ask Before Replacing an Interface Engine

Find out what it takes to move from simply HL7 interfacing to an advanced integration platform. Read the white paper, "Nine Questions to Ask Before Replacing an Interface Engine" to learn:

- Why HL7 interface engines are no longer sufficient for meeting the challenges facing healthcare IT

- The 9 key questions to ask your vendors

- The most important features and characteristics of a modern healthcare integration platform