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Technologies Hospital Leaders Should Watch

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Anne Zieger

Courtesy of non-profit research house the ECRI Institute, here’s some of technologies that they believe hospital C-suite execs should be watching this year. This list was generated by ECRI’s in-house analysts, reports HealthLeaders. Not all of these are directly related to … Continue reading →

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Mobile Tech Advancing Among Providers

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Anne Zieger

We all know hospitals and medical practices have been heavily impacted by the use of mobile technology. What’s interesting to learn, however, is that the nature of that use is shifting — and that the number of healthcare professionals who … Continue reading →

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Homecare Firm Dispatches 4,000 Android Tablets With Nurses

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Anne Zieger

Could Android gear be sneaking up on Apple? Here’s one case where a national healthcare organization decided to go with the Android technology for a very large and clearly mission-critical purchase. A national homecare agency has bucked the iPad trend … Continue reading →

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NY RHIO Brings EMRs To Ambulances

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Anne Zieger

Even with a well-connected RHIO in place, and a healthy EMR on site, most hospitals have to content with paper records when ambulances pull up to their door. But in Rochester, they’ve changed things up. The Rochester Regional RHIO has … Continue reading →

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Physicians Like EMR-Connected Apps

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Anne Zieger

A new survey by vendor eClinicalWorks has concluded that the vast majority of physicians like EMR-connected apps, and many cases, believe that apps can improve patient care. Of course, the research is a bit self-serving. The study announcement comes alongside … Continue reading →

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Remote Patient Monitoring Going Mainstream

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Anne Zieger

This week I read a piece of news which suggests to me that we’re seeing a turning point in the use of remote monitoring technology to manage patients.  It looks like AT&T is taking a major public position in support … Continue reading →

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One Vendor’s Take On Building Usable Health IT

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Anne Zieger

Virtually anyone reading this blog has strong opinions on how to build usable health IT and what it the final product should look like. Now and then, though, I still think it’s worth tossing out somebody else’s version to see … Continue reading →

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iPad App Helps Patients Understand Inpatient Care Process

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Anne Zieger

During an inpatient stay, patients have usually contact with a large number of professionals, including doctors, nurses, x-ray techs, phlebotomists and more.  Without help, however, patients often lose track of who’s delivering their care, forget to ask key questions and … Continue reading →

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AthenaHealth Grabs Mobile Footprint With Agreement To Acquire Epocrates

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Anne Zieger

Practice management and EMR vendor athenahealth has signed a definitive agreement to buy mobile health information giant Epocrates Inc., in a move which emphasizes the importance of mobile channels to the the future of EMRs. athenahealth has agreed to pay … Continue reading →

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Hospital Aren’t Supporting Nursing Smartphones

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Anne Zieger

Here’s one more example of where Bring Your Own Device is causing security problems for hospitals. A new report by Spyglass Consulting Group suggests that while most nurse use personal smartphones on the job, few hospital IT departments support these … Continue reading →

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