Field hospital of the future is self-powered, deployable by C-130 aircraft
Mobile response unit manufacturer World Housing Solution has taken the wraps off of a prototype military field hospital that is designed to be delivered by a C-130 aircraft and can be up and running in...
View ArticleHRSA gives $400M to combat opioids through Integrated Behavioral Health Services
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is awarding nearly $400 million to combat the nation’s opioid crisis as part of its five-point strategy to curb the epidemic.WHY IT MATTERS The...
View ArticleImprivata, Microsoft unveil new cloud identity and access management tool
Imprivata has launched a new technology aimed at enabling end-to-end healthcare identity and access management (IAM) using Microsoft Azure Active Directory.WHY IT MATTERS Imprivata Identity Governance...
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How one provider gained $306,000 in new revenue with patient relationship...
Despite having very satisfied patients, Spooner Physical Therapy, based in Scottsdale, Arizona, with 22 clinics throughout the Phoenix metropolitan area, was experiencing challenges with customer...
View ArticleMedical groups want changes to CMS Patients Over Paperwork program
The American Medical Group Association and Medical Group Management Association have both weighed in with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services about CMS' proposed rules on reducing regulatory...
View ArticleIdentifying ROI for social determinants of health
Primary topic: HIMSS19Disable Auto Tagging: Short Headline: Identifying ROI for social determinants of healthFeatured Decision Content: Region Tag: Global Edition
View ArticleMercy Technology Services creates nationwide data network with SAP
Mercy Technology Services, the information technology division of the St. Louis-based health system, has unveiled what it calls a data orchestration and insights network. The nationwide effort aims to...
View ArticleCreating better health for all Australians through digital health
With more than a decade of experience as a registered nurse, Angela Ryan combines her clinical experience with her knowledge in health informatics towards the practical, meaningful and integrated use...
View ArticleRansomware and medical devices: How behavior analytics can protect patients
AnalyticsMedical DevicesNetwork InfrastructurePrivacy & SecurityQuality and SafetyMedical devices must be managed from a security perspective, but also from an operational perspective. Using...
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Mobile clinical communications saves Valley Medical Center tens of millions...
Workflow efficiency is of utmost importance in the operating room at UW Medicine’s Valley Medical Center, a 321-bed acute care community hospital and clinic network in the suburbs of Seattle.THE...
View ArticleHHS awards $107M for health centers, recognizes excellence in HIT and telehealth
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced it is awarding nearly $107 million to nearly 1,300 health centers across all 50 states, territories and the District of Columbia.WHAT...
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Collaboration as a Radical Approach to the Opioid Epidemic
Sponsor: Collective Medical TechPrimary topic: Quality and SafetyTopic: Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR)Quality and SafetyResource Central: White PapersExternal url:...
View ArticleTaipei Veterans General Hospital to create Taiwan’s first fully digitalised...
Taipei Veterans General Hospital (TPVGH), a national first-class medical centre and a teaching hospital located in Beitou, Taipei, will utilise the Philips IntelliSite Pathology Solution to transform...
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Health data aggregation platform helps Northwest Physician Network...
In late 2014, Northwest Physicians Network in Tacoma, Washington – a local independent physician association that is part of DaVita Medical Group – and six Pierce County Fire Districts created the...
View ArticleOIG audit: Massive backlog in digitizing VHA medical records
Veterans Health Administration medical facilities are facing an enormous challenge as they scan and enter medical documentation into patients' electronic health records, according to an audit from the...
View ArticleChildren's Hospital Colorado earns top marks for analytics maturity from...
Children’s Hospital Colorado is the first children’s hospital to achieve Stage 7 on the HIMSS Analytics Adoption Model for Analytics Maturity, joining elite company among just three other providers to...
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Implementation best practices: Kicking off quality and safety tech
There are quality and safety technologies that help ensure the best patient care or the best care environment, and there are quality and safety technologies that help ensure health IT is working at...
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How mobile RFID communications and OR workflow tech saved one hospital $1M...
When Randy Saad first started as director of perioperative services at Los Angeles-based Adventist Health White Memorial, way back in 2005, he faced multiple challenges.THE PROBLEMThe primary challenge...
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