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 [...]

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 [...]

Let’s face it folks, health care software can be a real pain.  Not only is it massively complex, infinitely deep, requires 1000 people to run and even more to maintain, but it is often a major slowdown for the practice.  Physicians and nurses often have to struggle through inefficient processes set down in a very [...]

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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