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Key Skill Sets of a Health Informatics Manager

A health informatics manager takes on a myriad of tasks and functions that prove beneficial to carry out the job with utmost responsibility. Like any other major position in any given career, it should be [+]

HP Healthcare is NOT DEAD!

HP threw the PC world into a loop two weeks ago when they said they intended to shutdown their mobile device lines and sell their PC division to the highest bidder.  This announcement made mouths [+]

A Physician’s View of the Change from Paper to EMR

The following article was written by a guest Physician writer. Even though the source is known, the physician has asked to submit anonymously.   Physicians like any other professionals, have to deal with record-keeping and other related [+]

Vendor Neutral Web Portal Expands Meaningful Use Education Resources for Providers

As eligible professionals and hospitals under the HITECH Act enter the world of the achievement and documentation of Meaningful Use, the need for clarity is paramount.  Since March of 2009, HITECH Answers has offered its [+]

The Use of E-Health for Care Delivery

E-health care is a noble concept crated for the online health care of people. Information technology (IT) will be one of the most promising upcoming departments in the health services sector. This [+]

Helping Physicians become great managers and leaders

"Helping Physicians Become Great Managers and Leaders" is a new book by Laura Avakian.  Her book helps to strengthen the skill sets of the administrators and leaders to interact with physicians. A guide that will increase [+]

What to look for in a Chief Medical Information Officer

The Health information technology promises tremendous benefits for both the patient and the health care provider organization. These technologies offer improved quality of patient care and patient safety. But health care provider organizations may resist [+]

The Benefits of E-prescribing for Today’s Physician

Overview: E-prescribing refers to an emerging solution that improves patient safety and helps reduce rising healthcare costs as well. According to a study, more than 7,000 people die in US due to wrong [+]

Health Connections #KSMQ Brain Aneurysms with Mayo Clinic

Brain Aneurysms are an incredibly scary affliction.  They can strike with limited warning and the general public is not well educated about aneurysms.  With me on this episode of Health Connections, Dr Robert Brown, Chair [+]

Breakaway Group 2010 Beyond Implementation Healthcare Forum

The Breakaway Group hosted an elite group of healthcare leaders, educators and innovators at the 2010 Healthcare Forum: Beyond Implementation, The New Leadership Agenda for Lasting EMR Adoption. Watch the exclusive interviews [+]

101 Tips to make your EMR / EHR more useful

Electronic Medical Records and Electronic Health Records (EMR / EHR) are complex beasts of software that can completely redefine the way physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and other clinicians / providers practice medicine. This list of tips come [+]

The Upside And Downside Of CPOE

CPOE or computerized physician order entry is the computerized entry of medical instructions, which alerts for the treatment of patients. This is communicated directly to the hospital staff, including nurses, radiologist, [+]

Robotic Nursing

Robotic nurses hold the promise of becoming more of a reality now than science fiction. Imagine having a robot around the house to do all your chores, administer medicine, and do all your [+]

Best in KLAS 2009 announced this morning

KLAS Top 20 Report Best in KLAS rankings celebrate vendors receiving highest provider scores for software, professional services and medical equipment. The Top 20 Best in KLAS awards for medical equipment are published June 15. The Top [+]

Doctors Testimonial of Practice Partner EMR

Dr. Fischbeck of Kachina Family practice in Phoenix, Arizona shares his experience and testimonial of using Practice Partner EMR. [+]

Evolution of the American Healthcare Industry

Riley, M. http://medicalstudentblog.co.uk To better understand the current healthcare setting and the future development of the constantly evolving system, it is important to understand the historical evolution. By looking at the factors that contributed to the [+]