Pathology PACS helps eliminate human error and boost productivity
In this era of robust information technology, systems should be improved to address the problems of human error in healthcare delivery, according to a participant in an e-session at the HIMSS meeting Wednesday. At the same time, solutions must be found for the critical problems of productivity in hospitals.
Brailer turns up heat on product certification
February 16th 2005Certification of information technology products moved to the front burner last year, with the formation of the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT) dedicated to establishing a product certification process.
Collaborative initiative shares the health
Today's technology makes it possible for increasingly large networks to share medical information, and HIMSS attendees received an inside look at one Tuesday: a regional collaborative initiative operated by the Massachusetts Health Data Consortium. The initiative promotes the interorganizational exchange of healthcare data using information technology, standards, and administrative simplification. The role of the collaborative is to deliver the goal in seven to 10 years.
Military pushes for patient-centric structured-data EMR
February 15th 2005In an update to its Composite HealthCare System patient record, the Department of Defense Military Health System has moved away from an institution-centered electronic medical record and toward a more centralized model that focuses on the patient.
Regional rollout focuses decision making improvements at point of care
February 15th 2005Regional health information organizations are popping up across the country in response to the “Framework for strategic action,” published by Dr. David Brailer, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, Department of Health and Human Services.
Hospitals tackle broad range of applications with data warehouses
February 14th 2005In its second survey of data warehouse use in healthcare organizations, the HIMSS Data Warehouse and Data Mining Special Interest Group reports that hospitals are branching out in the ways they use data repositories to improve their business operations.
Systems approach offers seamless privacy act integration in seven easy steps
February 14th 2005Finding success in the world of HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) is much easier with the System Development Life Cycle to guide the implementation process, according to an e-session presented at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society meeting taking place in Dallas this week.
‘One size fits all’ does not apply to EMR implementation
February 14th 2005When it comes to the daunting task of adopting an electronic medical record, healthcare facilities should identify their information needs before making an EMR purchase, according to a health information management consultant.
Web-based approach shifts medical record burden to patients
February 14th 2005The current healthcare delivery system produces enough pain that a change to an electronic medical record (EMR) makes sense, according to an e-session presented at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society meeting in Dallas.
Former air exec tells earthbound managers how to fly
February 14th 2005Running a hospital isn’t much different from running an airline, according to Howard Putnam. The former CEO of Southwest Airlines was a last minute stand-in at the opening session of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society meeting Monday morning. Sun Microsystems’ CEO Scott McNealy could not appear as scheduled.
Software ‘vault’ captures and preserves radiology documents
December 3rd 2004The explosion of medical data amid federal regulations regarding patient privacy and long-term storage has galvanized the IT community to come up with better ways to handle sensitive information. Communication Synergy Technologies is showing how its new document preservation and archiving technology tackles record-keeping problems.
Dynamic Imaging updates Web-based PACS
December 3rd 2004IntegradWeb is a new fault-tolerant grid architecture from Dynamic Imaging designed for its Web-based PACS. The architecture assures continuity among multisite PACS deployments if the network crashes, allowing each site to function independently. Once the connection is reestablished, the architecture automatically resynchronizes each site with the central server to ensure integrated image access and workflow across all locations.