COVER STORY
How Stage 2 affects record release
Changes will drive organizations to implement a patient portal or personal health record application.
By Steve Emery
MDI should be on the short list for implementation
Medical device integration is a strategic asset for meaningful use and more.
By Stuart Long
The advantages of simulation training
How to improve EMR adoption.
By Heather Haugen
ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATIONS
ACO rule has big implications for IT
New population health tools needed to effectively manage ACOs.
By Ron Parton and Subbu Ravi
ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATIONS
Patients can’t do it alone
Hospitals and health systems hold the keys to enabling patient accountability.
By Miles Snowden
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT
Easing the paper-to-EHR transition
Consolidating administrative functions while ensuring clinical data is shared amongst the group.
By Kevin Mullen
PRESCRIPTION MANAGEMENT
E-prescribing shown to improve outcomes, save billions
Study quantifies relationship between e-prescribing and medication adherence, with potential savings of $140 billion over the next 10 years.
SCHEDULING/STAFFING
Staff scheduling synchronicity
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta implements a Web-based staffing and scheduling system to maximize efficiency while lowering staffing costs by more than $2 million.
By Joyce Ramsey-Coleman, R.N., M.S., M.B.A.
RECRUITMENT
The science of talent selection
The key is hiring people who are highly skilled and fit the organizational culture.
By Frederick P. Morgeson, Ph.D.
VIEWPOINT
Forecast … cloudy with a chance of breaches
By Phil Colpas
THOUGHT LEADERS
Popularity of mobile devices brings risk
By Roman Yudkin
