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Singer Emmylou Harris once noted that she learned to love making music in living rooms. But as her record-making career advanced, things got more technical with the control room emphasizing making things perfect. “We've lost the living room,” she complained. “The living room has...
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Here in Iowa, we like to get going early. That's particularly the case with my hospital.We started our EHR journey in 2004.
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Healthcare organizations have a lot to learn from health information exchanges.
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Mobile technologies are changing the way healthcare is consumed and delivered in America, paving the way for greater consumer engagement, reduced costs and better patient outcomes. Driving the trend is the growing prevalence of smartphones and tablets, which have empowered consumers like never...
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Though the U.S. has already spent more than half the $22.5 billion earmarked for computerizing medical records, there has been achingly slow progress in creating an accessible, interoperable system that works for patients.
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Consumers have come to expect the conveniences that come with digital transactions. From checking clothing prices at multiple stores to keeping your bank account in your hand, the Internet in tandem with mobile devices has revolutionized the speed and ease of vast swaths of economic activity.
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At the start of every new year, we're bombarded with resolutions and predictions of what will happen in the next 12 months. Almost every industry in 2013 is predicted to place a major emphasis on the use of tools that provide analytics, business intelligence, decision support or some other...
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"Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment.”—Unknown
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Last month, our hospital attested for Stage 1 meaningful-use incentives. Years of work, requiring the focus and determination of the entire organization, were integral to meeting this big milestone.
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Our organization has an informal climbing team made up of administrators and clinicians who tackle a couple of summits each year. We have lofty aspirations—the ultimate goal is to climb six of the "Seven Summits." Self-funded, the team's previous climbs have included Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount...
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