2012 January Features

    Dec. 23, 2011

    COVER STORY – Hospitals

    Looking toward the future: 2012

    Industry insiders weigh in on the year ahead in healthcare technology.

    ACOs

    Eight reasons payer interoperability and data sharing are essential in ACOs

    Interoperability standards could be a prerequisite to measuring care.

    By Shefali Mookencherry, Hayes Management Consulting

    ACOs

    A closer look at ACOs

    Patients and quality care come first.

    By Fauzia Khan, M.D., FCAP

    REGULATORY ISSUES

    Healthy, wealthy and wise

    The impact of regulatory compliance on patient relationships.

    By Dan Gregory

    REGULATORY ISSUESWeb-based solution helps hospital keep up with regs

    Managers at a 25-bed critical-access hospital hoped the software could make regulatory surveys smoother by addressing their three biggest challenges.

    DECISION SUPPORT A critical choice for optimum patient care

    Clinical decision-support technology deployed in critical-care environments is a crucial element to enhanced care delivery.

    By Hasan Zia, M.D.

    VIEWPOINT

    All in for next month’s HIMSS in Vegas?

    By Phil Colpas

    THOUGHT LEADERS

    Using big data for big impact

    By Bill Fox

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