There are many jems at #HIMSS10 in Atlanta this year.  One of them that you should make sure not to miss is “Your Nurse is On”!  The folks of http://www.yournurseison.com/ have created a call in system for your nurse pools.
In the simplest terms, your facility is able to apply union rules and state staffing rules [...]

I have gone through the Most Wired a couple of times.  This survey gives you valuable information about your technology systems.  The survey is broken down into sub-parts like “Safety & Quality”, “Business Processes”, “Workforce”, and “Public health and Safety.”
Hospitals & Health Networks invites you to participate in the 2010 Most Wired Survey. In [...]

By connecting SAP Business Objects tools directly to their ADT system, Gaylord Hospital executives were able to access the real-time patient census data they need to monitor patient flow, align staffing, and identify capacity issues before it becomes too late to react. This webinar, recorded by Golden Consulting prior to joining BITadvisors, explains Gaylord Hospital’s [...]

HealthTechnica has decided to make our E-Health Process Tool free for all.  This very simple tool uses a timer and click monitor to help you determine how long your electronic processes take.  Use this tool to help track slowness in the system, determine differences in upgrades, or process improvement and value stream mapping.
E-Health Process Measurement [...]

The HealthTechnica panel discusses how Information Technology will bring efficiencies and effectiveness to finance departments within the medical system.

The HealthTechnica panel discusses how Information Technology will bring efficiencies and effectiveness to finance departments within the medical system. Part 2

What is Information Technology? I will often answer that question with “we are a damned expensive performance improvement department.” That isn’t exactly true. However, what is true is that your medical center’s Information Technology department and Performance Improvement department should be joined at the hip.

My IT departments all share a common saying:
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Performance
Normally Performance would be the primary concern for most business applications that use databases.  After all application performance was one of the necessities that brought about the development of some databases.  There are some higher priorities in healthcare though, but performance is still one of the highest.
One of the things to look at when [...]