In the world of regional health information organizations (RHIOs), MedVirginia is a pioneer: It is actually distributing medical information, and claims to have a proven business model that will allow it to stay in business.
Founded in 2000, it maintains records for more than 405,000 patients served by 48 physician practices. While today MedVirginia only carries about 30 percent of the ...
Industry experience with inpatient clinical documentation and ordering systems has demonstrated the importance of providing clinicians with tools that enable real-time access to information at the points of care and decision. Children's Hospital (Children's) in Omaha, Nebraska, has deployed the Eclipsys Sunrise Clinical Manager™ EMR and provided access through desktop PCs and computers on wheels ...
After successfully implementing their new Siemens Medication Administration Check™ (MAK) system for bar code medication administration (BCMA) together with the Siemens Soarian® clinical suite, Alegent Health clinicians realized several workflow, usability, compliance, and ergonomic limitations specific to their existing workstation on wheels (WOWs) devices. To realize the full clinical benefits ...
The University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Medical Center is a leader in medical research and healthcare delivery. With two campuses located in San Francisco, UCSF has 642 beds and an average daily census of 489 patients. In FY 2007, UCSF had 28,367 discharges and almost 700,000 visits to its 90 ambulatory practices. UCSF is widely recognized as an innovator in adopting healthcare IT ...
As service providers and private network operators seek cost effective solutions to high capacity connectivity, wireless systems are ideal because of their flexibility, speed of deployment, and lower overall life-cycle costs compared to leased-line services. Long distance links require the use of lower licensed frequencies, e.g. 6 or 11 GHz, while short-haul links in the 18 to 38 GHz range can ...
How Ruggedness Reduces TCO for Mobile Computers
General-purpose PDAs and ruggedized enterprise mobile computers are made for separate markets, are designed for different tasks, and also vary by their size, weight and materials. But the biggest difference between these device types is their total cost of ownership (TCO). Organizations can’t afford to overlook this important difference in ...
Bar codes are commonly prescribed for improving accuracy and efficiency of data entry. In the hospital setting bar codes are increasingly being used as part of a system to reduce errors in medical treatment. Mobile computers can be used to read bar codes on patient wristbands to accurately identify the patient. Subsequent checks can be performed to ensure that the patient receives the correct ...
Bluetooth® Wireless Technology: Robust & Secure Connectivity for Cordless Scanning Applications
Executive Summary • Bluetooth wireless technology is commonly being used around the world to replace other wireless networking infrastructures and wired interfaces in a variety of industry applications.
• Common misconceptions surrounding Bluetooth’s security, interoperability with other wireless ...
Tracking: The Critical Link in Patient Safety
What You’ll Learn: • How identification and tracking will improve patient safety and reduce operating costs
• The hard costs associated with non- compliance
• Why identification and tracking must be at the front end of any Hospital Information System (HIS)
• Key technologies that can be used to secure the “5 Rights of Patient Safety”
Summary of the CDC Guidelines for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities, 2008
Note: All of IT Medical Solutions hardware solutions and equipment meet or exceed the CDC's Guidelines for Disinfection and Sterilization for non-critical equipment within healthcare facilities. This is accomplished by using antimicrobial equipment, mounts and rugged hardware that can withstand ...
BridgeWave Communications is the leading supplier of multi-gigabit wireless connectivity links for next-generation 4G mobile and WiMAX backhaul. The ...
Discusses an exciting new application from Amcom, designed to deliver more interactive capability between physicians using mobile devices, and operators ...
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