Search Tag: HIT
2022 19 Jul
Critically ill patients admitted to inpatient facilities are often at risk of acute physiologic deterioration. This deterioration can lead to prolonged hospitalisation, admission to the ICU, and cardiorespiratory arrest. Often, a patient's worsening condition remains undetected for hours before the escalation of care. Strategies have been used to recognise...Read more
2020 09 Mar
Summary: How can healthcare practitioners at all levels contribute for optimal integration and use of data and HIT for best care delivery? If you were to poll clinicians from every practice across the United States about the state of their electronic health record system (EHR), we would wager $100 that you would find at least one dissatisfied...Read more
2019 17 Sep
Telehealth is one technological innovation that allows more access to healthcare for people in remote locations and underserved areas. For some provider organisations, telehealth is a means to further optimise delivery of care and improve patient satisfaction. But, as noted in a new study, telehealth entails upfront investments in technology, programme...Read more
2018 30 Sep
T he 27th European Association of Hospital Managers Congress (EAHM) concluded with 61% of delegates saying they would find it valuable to attend next year’s event in Belgium. More than 1200 people from 35 countries attended the congress, hosted by the Portuguese Association of Hospital Managers (APAH) in the coastal resort of Cascais from September...Read more
2018 25 Jan
T he view from KLAS on the state of data access for better care. According to a report by research body KLAS, “deep operability” has doubled but 86 percent of healthcare organisations have yet to report success. HealthManagement.org spoke with report co-author Colin Buckley on what this means for healthcare. Can you define ‘deep...Read more
2017 27 Jun
Uncertainty is hanging in the air over what Brexit, the British departure from the European Union (EU), will bring to the UK economy but Beverly Bryant, Director of Digital Transformation, NHS Digital is optimistic about what the country has to offer in globally healthcare. See Also : Zoom On: Robert W. Wachter MD “There...Read more
2017 07 May
Tech outfit Factom has just won a Gates Foundation grant to develop Blockchain use in healthcare security. The company speaks about its potential. Blockchain, the Bitcoin technology, has been taking the Healthcare Information Technology (HIT) world by storm because of its capabilities to offer impregnable security and tackle the hacking threat....Read more