COVER STORY – ER/ICU Management – Hospitals
Tele-ICU comes of age
Studies, hospital five-year results validate effectiveness of the technology.
ED Information Systems – EMR
Solving rural America’s healthcare challenges
Bunkie General Hospital deploys a stand-alone EMR in its emergency department and achieves significant financial and clinical gains.
By Linda Deville
ED Information Systems – EMR
An alternative road to meaningful use
Smaller hospitals may benefit from this affordable strategy.
By Robert Deberry
ED Information Systems – Hospitals
Great expectations abound for EDIS
Providers’ expectations for EDIS solutions expand to encompass meaningful use, while utilizing integration-reliant functionality and maximizing physician efficiency.
ED Information Systems – Hospitals
Focus on the goal: Be most efficient
How an EDIS can be used to support change.
By Tracy Dougthy
ED Information Systems – Hospitals
EDIS heroes need an RTLS sidekick
Many CMIOs are quickly realizing that their EDIS won’t get them all the way through Stage 1 meaningful use.
By Ginger Banks
Health Plan Interfacing – Payers
It’s time for health plans to step up
Flexible, scalable technology solutions can position payers for long-term success in the post-reform healthcare market.
By Dan Spirek, TriZetto
Health Plan Interfacing – Payers
Re-inventing the healthcare broker business model
The need for new, cost-controlling technology is becoming even more imperative for healthcare brokers.
By Keith Lemer
Health Plan Interfacing – Payers
Health plan interface issues
Plan for the best … prepare for the worst.
By Debbie Mabari
VIEWPOINT
Not sure how to move forward in healthcare IT? Ask a Kiwi
by Phil Colpas
THOUGHT LEADERSMotivating successful disease self-management
by Christina Thielst, FACHE