POSTS TAGGED AS information technology

Integrated Process Management Information Technology: The Next Generation in Medical Efficiency

There is a need for significant overhaul of current medical information technology to better support the complex processes of healthcare [MORE]

21st Century Healthcare: Engineers Wanted

In 1980, the Russian Institute of Eye Microsurgery pioneered the ‘conveyer surgery method’ (1)- wherein several surgeons perform different parts [MORE]

Data Mining Drug Use

As concerns rise for an impending H1N1 influenza pandemic, law permits data mining of, say, Tamiflu sales as a way [MORE]

AHRQ Guidelines for IT Projects

The US Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has prepared a “toolkit” (actually, it’s a template with references) to guide [MORE]

Veterans Affairs Stops 45 IT Projects

Health Data Repository, Home Telehealth, National Teleradiology Program, Chemistry and Hematology Automation, Clinical Data Services, Pharmacy re-Engineering and Master Patient [MORE]

Aneesh Chopra Appointed Chief Technology Officer

At the 2008 Medical Automation Conference, then Secretary of Technology for the Commonwealth of Virginia, Aneesh Chopra, gave a keynote address [MORE]

Noninvasive Device to Detect Congestive Heart Failure

Three years ago, researchers in Israel developed a novel technique that relies on electrical impedance to image internal organs.  Some [MORE]

The e-Hospital

The idea that an information services platform could be the making of the hospital of the future is coming closer [MORE]

Delegated Computing: “Do Engines”

Google, Yahoo, et al are Search Engines.  But Silicon Valley engineer Adam Cheyer envisions “do engines” or delegating computing.  Using [MORE]

Offshore IT

Annually, Stamford, CT-based Gartner, Inc. lists the top 30 countries for offshore IT services and predicts growth in that field.  [MORE]

Software Solutions for Home Health Care

Learning Objectives a. Connecting the Care team. The audience will understand how software is used to connect the care team [MORE]

PHR RFI from SSA (For Those Who Like Alphabet Soup)

The Social Security Administration (SSA) is conducting market research to identify possible contractor sources to assist SSA in developing a [MORE]

Presidential Report on Personalized Medicine

In September, the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology published its report “Priorities for Personalized Medicine.”  It reviews [MORE]

5 Healthcare Trends that Will Shake the World and Reshape Your Organization

In this session, Dr. Crounse shares his perspectives on leading healthcare trends and, more importantly, the impact these trends will [MORE]

New Directions in Healthcare

By 2015, projected healthcare costs will hit $4 trillion and account for 20 percent of the US economy according to [MORE]