Clinical
The provider organization created the position of reading room coordinator who relieves the resident or radiologists from administrative tasks so they can concentrate on reading the imaging exam.
Companies said the resulting product will enable a network of technology equipped research clinicians.
Strategic Planning
By 2020, supply chain expenses will eclipse labor as the new number one cost in healthcare, one expert says.
Partners HealthCare researchers show how they mine override comments to detect areas where clinical decision support systems could be improved.
Emergency responders to California wildfire used a patient lookup system to harness volunteer provi…
The tool, Patient Unified Lookup System, enabled volunteers to access patient information and and deliver quality care, especially medication.
Edward Klatt, a pathology expert at Mercer University School of Medicine says system leaders must be all in on promoting better coping skills.
The problem was the web of multiple EMRs that complicated the process and created dramatic variances in the way referrals were processed.
Telehealth
Telemedicine technology has reduced patient no-shows by 50 percent, limited new patient wait times to less than 48 hours, and saved $150,000 in overhead in six months.
Electronic Health Records
With EHR frustrations at a boiling point and physician burnout at epidemic levels, it's time to rethink the way IT is designed, developed and deployed to better enable a human touch, says one clinician.
Workflow
The top award from HIMSS was given for the community health center’s efforts surrounding health IT and screening for colorectal cancer.