Health Management Technology articles from March 2002

Health Management Technology archives from March 2002

Eyes front forward. (From The Editor).
March 1, 2002... I spend so much of my days reading technology-oriented text that, away from the office, I focus personal reading in other areas. The late Robert Ludlum is a big hit with me. So I was surprised to hear myself laughing out loud at dot.bomb:...

Leapfrog: long way to go in CPOE. (Patient Safety).
March 1, 2002... Even as it drew criticism that its "proven practices" for improving patient safety are an ineffective measure, the Leapfrog Group released findings of a survey conducted among urban hospitals in six U.S. regions. One group of St. Louis...

National information network planned. (Patient Safety).
March 1, 2002... Imagine an ATM-style network dispensing patient data--as needed and on demand-to patients, doctors and hospitals. That vision is under development now by leading healthcare, communications and consumer organizations--with guidance from Dee...

Decision support.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Decision Support. Health Management Systems, Nashville, has sold Health Care Microsystems (HCm) back to its original founders. Simultaneous with this transaction, HCm will be renamed Avega Health Systems. The company will continue to offer the...

Misys is new top-five combo.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Misys is new top-five Combo. Misys plc announced the convergence of Medic Computer Systems, Sunquest Information Systems, and Home Care Information Systems into a single, $400 million division, making it one of the five largest companies...

Unfulfilling e-procurement.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Unfulfilling e-Procurement. Only 29 percent of purchasing decision makers at healthcare organizations who use Internet e-procurement solutions are "very satisfied" with these systems, according to a national survey conducted for Lawson...

HIMSS launches database for IT buyers. (Database).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The Healthcare Information and Management Systems society (HIMSS) this summer will launch a service they expect to change the way CIOs make strategic IT decisions for their healthcare organizations. Starting in June, the Solutions Toolkit will...

Chasing efficiency: with clinical, financial and research priorities in mind, hospital CFOs expect and demand the most from financial applications. (Financial Applications).
March 1, 2002... In the realm of number crunching, chief financial officers (CFOs) can typically be counted on to lead their companies into profitability. But in most hospitals, the CFO's role is much broader. Often instrumental in the implementation of...

No catch-22 here: for 22 Connecticut hospitals, using a uniform Web-based decision support system has cut operating costs and streamlined business. (ASP/Internet: case history).
March 1, 2002... We were growing more inefficient each week. My colleagues at Health Connecticut were convinced there was a better way to manage the data we collected from and provided to our 22 member hospitals. We were using Access and SQL queries, a slow...

Automating procedure workflow to boost productivity: endoscopy center automates an inefficient manual workflow and increases patient volume. (Workflow automation: case history).
March 1, 2002... The Tacoma Endoscopy Center (TEC), Tacoma, WA, is a freestanding endoscopy center, one of the first established in the Northwest. Accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, TEC is owned by the Tacoma Digestive...

Managed care grows up: NMHCC convention to focus on new solutions. (NMHCC Preview).
March 1, 2002... It was bound to happen. Managed care, once viewed as the panacea for all that ailed the healthcare industry, is growing up. The evolution has been a slow one, not without growing pains. But like an adolescent struggling to find his niche in...

Toward a unique patient identifier: Florida IDN attacks duplicate records with MPI software, consultation and a shift in organizational philosophy. (Master Patient Index: case history).
March 1, 2002... Patient misidentification is a serious risk in healthcare delivery, one that every healthcare organization must rectify to ensure patient safety and data integrity in their master patient index (MPI). At BayCare Health System, we have firsthand...

Access on the go: healthcare managers and executives save hours each week being able to read and print e-mail attachments while in transit. (What works: wireless).
March 1, 2002... Executives, administrators and professionals in nearly all industries rely on wireless handheld devices to stay in touch while away from the office. Yet despite all the wireless and mobile solutions available to today's "road warriors," few...

Financial Systems HotList.
March 1, 2002... The information in HotList is based on survey responses from companies with offerings in the category covered. HotList is not intended to reflect the quality of products or services. Forms are sent to companies listed in the category in HMT's...

Column fodder. (Viewpoint).
March 1, 2002... Despite the technological progress found everywhere else, most of the 1 billion physician-patient encounters that take place this year in the U.S. will be documented as they have been since the 1950s. The adoption of an electronic medical...