Health Data Management articles from November 2006

Health Data Management archives from November 2006

And the Award Goes to ... Nurse Informaticists.
November 1, 2006... This month's special report, beginning on page 38, provides a number of profiles of nurses who have become an integral part of their organizations' information technology initiatives. At some facilities, CIOs and other leaders made an...

Crunch Time Comes for Health I.T. Legislation.
November 1, 2006... Although Congress failed to pass health information technology legislation before lawmakers adjourned to hit the campaign trail, some proponents remain confident a bill will get through this year. "I actually think there is a good shot at...

Experts: Interim I.T. Coordinator Has the Tools.(Robert Kolodner is nominated for Health and Human Services )
November 1, 2006... Robert Kolodner, M.D., is being roundly hailed as the ideal choice for interim national coordinator for health information technology. In late September Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt named Kolodner to replace David...

Health Care I.T. Stocks Down Again.(Bear, Stearns & Company Inc. )(information technology)
November 1, 2006... Health care information technology stocks dipped slightly for the second quarter in a row, due in part to sluggish software sales. But relief is in sight as the industry moves into its typically strong fourth quarter. The price of a...

Newsline Digest.(Medical Records Institute survey of electronic medical records)(Emdeon Corp. bought by General Atlantic L.L.C.)(TriZetto Group Inc. acquired Quality Care Solutions Inc.)
November 1, 2006... TRIZETTO TO ACQUIRE QCSI Two major vendors of software for health insurers will join forces. The TriZetto Group Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Quality Care Solutions Inc. Newport Beach, Calif.-based TriZetto will pay...

Stock Chart.(hospital information services)(Statistical table)
November 1, 2006... Price Price as One Six One Mkt on a % of 52 month month Year YTD Cap. Health care 10/2/06 Wk High Change Change Change Change ($mil) software companies ...

Making the Transition to Filmless Radiology.(medical diagnostic imaging)
November 1, 2006... Many provider organizations already are on their way to improving efficiency and care quality by eliminating film-based radiology. Executives' pulses often start racing at the prospect of eliminating the annual cost of film purchase, processing...

Costs, User Training And Image Management Among Top Issues.(health care industry)
November 1, 2006... Moving to a filmless radiology environment offers plenty of rewards in terms of clinician access to images. There are numerous obstacles along the way, however, some anticipated and some not. "Many are surprised by how widespread the costs...

Planning, Communication Drive Success.(health care industry)
November 1, 2006... Provider organizations that are at or near 100% filmless say that carefully crafting a plan and communicating the details will help those contemplating-or moving closer to-digital radiology. "The key is planning, planning, planning," says...

No Single Role For Nurses in I.T.: Nurse informatics directors have various job descriptions, but their fundamental role is similar.(information technology)
November 1, 2006... Novi, Mich.-based Trinity Health has nurses at each of its 45 hospitals who fill some type of informatics role. All the nurses are charged with being a liaison between their hospital's nursing and I.T. departments. But how each hospital has...

Nursing Experience Trumps I.T. Training.(information technology)
November 1, 2006... Though all nurse informaticists work with I.T., many health care organizations don't require specific technological training. Instead, the qualifications they require for nurses in informatics often are more hands-on, such as good...

Many Different Roles, Many Different Resumes.(nurses)
November 1, 2006... As a result of the diverse job qualifications and duties of directors of nursing informatics, nurses who have taken on such roles have widely different backgrounds. Some nurse informaticists have spent many years in a clinical role at...

Is Now the Time for Speech Recognition?: After years of hype, users say the technology is ready for prime time.(health care industry)
November 1, 2006... When solo plastic surgeon Kevin Scott, M.D., dictates and edits patient notes, the task rarely takes more than a few minutes to complete. Scott for three years has been using dictation and document management software from Silver Spring,...

Back-End Speech Expands Outreach.(Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association is using speech recognition with interactive voice response telephone technologies from Eliza Corp. )
November 1, 2006... A program that combines speech recognition and interactive voice response telephone technologies is helping health insurer Highmark Inc. improve its communication with members. The Pittsburgh-based Blue Cross Blue Shield licensee is using...

Contracts Update.(health care information technology companies)
November 1, 2006... The Contracts Update section includes announcements of contracts that health care information technology companies have signed with customers in recent weeks. Contract news can be sent to Health Data Management by e-mail to:...

Readers' Perspectives.(Survey)
November 1, 2006... "Federal agencies have moved too slow to create policies that support President Bush's goal of most Americans having an electronic medical record by 2014." Do you agree or disagree?" Source: Health Data Management Web site,...

Advertiser Index.
November 1, 2006... Advertiser Site Addresses Page # ATT www.att.com/healthcare 7 Agfa-Gevaert www.agfa.com/healthcare 33 Ambir www.ambir.com/hdm 16 CDW www.CDWHealthcare.com C2,1 Compulink Laserfiche www.laserfiche.com/hdm 14 ...