Tag: ehr
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Google Glass could be promising technology for the ER
Boston's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School, has performed preliminary testing with Google Glass and plans to run a pilot in the medical… read more Source: Google Glass could be promising technology for the ER
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Apps for Health 2012 at Mohawk College
This event is FREE for students – register now at http://www.appsforhealth.ca Apps for Health is a two-day event hosted by Mohawk College’s iDeaWORKS that fo… Video Rating: 5 / 5
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How is analytics improving admission to hospitals?
Analytics, Big Data, and The Cloud conference 2012 co-hosted by the Alberta Council of Technologies, Athabasca University, and the University of Alberta’s Sc…
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Telemedicine Initiative for Underserved Children Launched in Miami
A joint effort from the University of Miami Miller Medical School Telehealth Program, the Children’s Health Fund, and Verizon was announced this week, and it will bring telemedicine on wheels clinics to underserved children. A joint effort from the University of Miami Miller Medical School Telehealth Program, the Children’s Health Fund, and Verizon was announced…
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AHA: Electronic quality reporting process ‘not sustainable’
The American Hospital Association recommends in a new report that the government make five policy changes to redirect the existing requirements for digital clinical quality measures. read more Source: AHA: Electronic quality reporting process 'not sustainable'
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New England Telehealth Consortium Continues to Connect
The Maine-based New England Telehealth Consortium (NETC), which is working to link more than 400 healthcare facilities in northern New England to a telecommunications network, recently announced its 125th connection. The Maine-based New England Telehealth Consortium (NETC), which is working to link more than 400 healthcare facilities in northern New England to a telecommunications network,…
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5 problematic HIT projects costing the government billions
Cost overruns and missed deadlines for several federal agency health technology projects are costing the government “billions of dollars,” according to a Government Accountability Office report focusing on the inefficiency of agency IT initiatives published Thursday. read more Source: 5 problematic HIT projects costing the government billions
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Technology mishaps account for one-fourth of OR errors
Technology mishaps are the cause of almost 25 percent of operating room errors, according to a study published this week in BMJ Quality & Safety. read more Source: Technology mishaps account for one-fourth of OR errors
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Linking DNA and EHRs: We’re on the Way
Precision medicine is an emerging field that someday soon could allow clinicians and patients to make more informed decisions about treatments that would ultimately improve care, save lives, and reduce healthcare costs. While there are challenges in getting there and naysayers who don’t believe in the integration of genomic data with EHRs, the recent work…
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4 ‘personas’ hospital CIOs must balance to avoid burnout
Are hospital CIOs overworked? Maybe, says Terri Griffith, a professor of management at Santa Clara University. read more Source: 4 'personas' hospital CIOs must balance to avoid burnout