Search Tag: EMR

Artificial Intelligence

Deep-6-ai-and-graticule-partner-to-accelerate-clinical-trial-recruitment

2024 05 Jan

New, first-of-its-kind algorithm brings speed and precision to patient enrollment for a life-saving heart device trial   Deep 6 AI, a leading AI-powered precision research platform for healthcare organizations and life sciences companies, announced its partnership with Graticule, an on-demand, advanced real-world data and advisory services provider....Read more

IT Management

Emr-interoperability-in-2020-major-trends

2021 01 Feb

KLAS and CHIME report on the state of EMR interoperability in 2020 outlining 10 interoperability trends that highlight areas of progress and opportunities for industry improvement.   You might also like: How Far is the Future?   Compared to the previous KLAS’ report on interoperability published in 2017, the data...Read more

IT Management

Authorities-eye-indonesian-healthcare-blockchain-pilot

2019 24 Jul

An Indonesian island is upping the innovation stakes with a healthcare Blockchain project for local citizens . Batam, located a short boat ride from Singapore, is working with a group of tech partners on a Public Healthcare Blockchain (PHB) , leveraging world-class data analytics tools at a secure data centre. You might also like: Nearly...Read more

IMAGING Management

Terarecon-join-us-for-a-special-webinar-on-august-12th

2019 18 Jul

Join us on August 12th at 1 PM EST/10 AM PST for a free community webinar event " Improving Intracranial Hemorrhage and Stroke Prioritization with End-to-End AI " with EnvoyAI and TeraRecon partner MaxQ AI.  When is the webinar? August 12th at 1 PM EST/10 AM PST What will I learn? How integrated end-to-end AI workflows are delivering...Read more

IMAGING Management

Direct-patient-radiologist-communication-online-patient-portal

2019 17 Apr

The radiologist has always been considered the "doctor's doctor," advising referring clinicians. Recently there has been a shift in the care continue thrusting radiologists onto centre stage where they serve patients directly. The new norm in radiology is in the approach of patient-centred care . Physicians and healthcare providers 'team up' with...Read more

IMAGING Management

Dealing-with-radiologists-burnout

2019 03 Apr

Loathing your work, exhaustion, depersonalisation, feeling insignificant, struggling to find the will to get out of bed, addiction and suicide are symptoms of the growing global epidemic: burnout . Radiologists specifically experience high levels of burnout and this nasty trend is only getting worse. In a much needed effort to help address burnout...Read more

Executive Health Management

Human-factor-approaches-improving-emr-usability-and-satisfaction

2018 22 Sep

The EMR does not have to fail The much-maligned Electronic Medical Record (EMR) is not necessarily a tool which leads to physician burnout. The KLAS Arch Collaborative shows that proper training, personalisation and teamwork can optimise the use of this digital tool without stress and frustration. (For the purposes of this report, the terms...Read more

IMAGING Management

Prominent-us-healthcare-provider-chooses-sectra-for-enterprise-wide-imaging

2018 05 Jun

International medical imaging IT and cybersecurity company  Sectra  has been awarded a contract to install its enterprise imaging PACS throughout Sanford Health. The Sectra solution, integrated with the Epic EMR, will enable access and sharing of images and information across the entire clinical pathway. The Sectra platform will offer consistency...Read more

IT Management

Terarecon-debuts-next-generation-northstar-ai-explorer-at-siim18

2018 31 May

TeraRecon  today announced that its first-of-kind Northstar™ AI Explorer has reached a new milestone that allows physicians to interact with individual measurements, markings, and findings created by AI image processing algorithms. To demonstrate the potential of these AI-assisted workflows, the company is previewing an end-to-end cardiac MR analysis...Read more

Health Management

Future-medicine-today-s-healthcare-1

2018 25 Jan

Is the “Smart Hospital” a chance for change? Prof. Heinemann explains how futuristic and smart technologies that are used in preventive and diagnostic  healthcare, are embedded in a new digital professionalism and quality. Artificial intelligence (AI) in diagnostic radiology, robots in nursing and operating theatres, augmented and virtual reality...Read more

ICU Management

Sphere-medical-proxima-bedside-blood-gas-monitoring-system-compatible-with-philips-intellivue

2017 03 Jul

As a patient dedicated system, Proxima is always connected to the patient via their arterial line and ready to go instantly.   Sphere Medical , an innovative company in critical care monitoring and diagnostics equipment, announces that its Proxima™ bedside blood gas monitoring system is compatible with Philips IntelliVue Patient Monitoring...Read more

ICU Management

Masimo-announces-the-addition-of-early-warning-score-to-the-root-r-patient-monitoring-platform

2017 02 Feb

Masimo  announced today the limited market release of Early Warning Score (EWS) on the Root® patient monitoring and connectivity platform. EWS aggregates information from multiple vital signs and clinical observations to generate a score that represents the potential degree of patient deterioration. Root, which works in conjunction with Radical-7® or...Read more

IMAGING Management

Us-healthcare-provider-to-install-a-sectra-cloud-based-archive-for-enterprise-imaging

2017 17 Jan

International medical imaging IT and cybersecurity company  Sectra  (STO: SECT B) announces that John Muir Health has purchased an archive to store radiology and cardiology studies in the cloud. All images in the enterprise will be archived in three geographically separate areas with fail-over capabilities. Integration with the Epic EMR will allow...Read more

IT Management

Hunter-new-england-local-health-district-australia

2016 15 Nov

HNE have started their rollout of EMR, and DT Research and its partner HPA (Hospital Products Australia) have suppled 11 DT592BU Medical-Cart Computers to this Local Health District. They are currently utilizing their eMED carts for The Clinical Applications Portal or CAP as it is commonly known. A web based application which displays patient...Read more

ICU Management

Masimo-announces-iris-gateway-at-himss16

2016 07 Mar

Integrated Medical Device Data Management Solution Designed to Fill the Gaps in Electronic Medical Records Masimo  has announced the debut of Iris™ Gateway, a server-based software solution for integrating medical device data, at the  HIMSS  (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society) 2016 Annual Conference and Exhibition in Las Vegas....Read more

ICU Management

Masimo-announces-fda-510-k-clearance-for-root-r-with-noninvasive-blood-pressure-and-temperature

2016 07 Mar

Masimo  announced today FDA 510(k) clearance for noninvasive blood pressure and temperature measurements for the Root® patient monitoring and connectivity platform. Root with noninvasive blood pressure from SunTech Medical enables clinicians to measure arterial blood pressure for adult, pediatric, and neonatal patients, with three distinct measurement...Read more

IMAGING Management

At-himss16-agfa-healthcare-highlights-its-enterprise-content-management-ecm-system

2016 29 Feb

Agfa HealthCare's ECM system brings together generic and clinical content management, process and business management, as well as document management workflows specifically designed for the clinical and non-clinical environment Complimentary to Enterprise Imaging Suite, ECM  enables   the sharing of medical images and documents with existing...Read more

IT Management

Social-media-may-hold-clues-to-health-information

2015 14 Oct

Many patients are willing to share and link their social media data with electronic medical record (EMR) data for research purposes, finds a first-of-its-kind study published in the journal BMJ Quality & Safety . A databank that merges social media with EMR data may be able to provide insights about individuals’ health and health outcomes, according...Read more

IT Management

Better-patient-care-management-needed

2015 17 Sep

Better coordination of healthcare services helps to reduce costs and improve quality of patient care. While electronic medical records guide physicians through patient encounters and facilitate the required documentation for billing purposes, the records don't actively support true care coordination, according to an opinion piece for MedCity News ....Read more

IMAGING Management

Terarecon-appoints-jeff-sorenson-as-president

2015 26 Aug

TeraRecon, (www.terarecon.com), a leader in advanced visualization and enterprise medical image viewing solutions, today announced leadership changes designed to strengthen the company and position it for the next phases of growth and solution development.  Venkatraman Lakshminarayan, who served as CFO since 2005 and CEO since 2014, has stepped down...Read more

IMAGING Management

Can-ehr-decision-support-reduce-child-radiation-exposure

2015 09 May

Risks associated with ionising radiation exposure are greater in children due to their longer life span and greater radiosensitivity. The good news is that according to researchers the risk can be significantly reduced with just a little bit of education. The finding is from a new study, “Point-of-care estimated radiation exposure and imaging guidelines...Read more

Executive Health Management

Improving-outcomes-of-weekend-surgeries

2015 30 Apr

A new study shows that patients who undergo surgeries on weekends tend to have longer hospital stays and higher mortality and readmissions. The study was released at the American Surgical Association meeting in San Diego. There could be several reasons for the weekend effect which include reduced staffing and resources as well as fewer experienced...Read more

ICU Management

Masimo-announces-patient-safetynet-series-5000-with-iris-connectivity-and-myview

2015 16 Apr

Bringing Connected Care and Enhancing Clinician Workflow from the Operating Room to the Medical and Surgical Unit Masimo announced the debut of Patient SafetyNet Series 5000™ along with Iris™ Connectivity and MyView™ through the Root ® patient monitoring and connectivity platform at the HIMSS Annual Conference and Exhibition in Chicago. This...Read more

Executive Health Management

Himss-stage-7-awarded-to-radboud-university-medical-center

2015 12 Mar

Radboud University Medical Center in the first hospital in the Netherlands and the third in Europe to receive a Stage 7 Award by HIMSS Analytics Europe. The award recognises hospitals operating in a paperless environment and representing best practices in accordance with the European EMR Adoption Model (EMRAM). The other two Stage 7 hospitals in Europe...Read more

Executive Health Management

Medical-documentation-fair-return-on-time-investment

2015 09 Mar

The documentation of patient information can occupy as much as half of a clinician’s working day, despite scant evidence that all of the collected information is valuable. Many medical records departments continue to use paper charts, which are more convenient for documenting a patient’s story. Hospitals which have transitioned to electronic medical...Read more

IT Management

Best-practice-alerts-in-emr-provide-near-time-education-to-physicians

2015 19 Jan

Researchers in New Hampshire have discovered that the implementation of an alert function in the electronic medical record (EMR) can inform physicians about the most up-to-date best practice guidelines. The EMR’s “best practice alert” allowed pathologists to remind physicians about the latest evidence at the moment of each transfusion order, which...Read more

IT Management

California-children-s-hospital-wins-himss-analytics-stage-7-award

2015 17 Jan

Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) has earned a Stage 7 award by HIMSS Analytics, and will be recognised at the Annual HIMSS Conference & Exhibition in Chicago, Illinois in April 2015. The award recognises hospitals which implement and utilise information technology to achieve an advanced electronic medical record (EMR) environment. “Eliminating...Read more

IMAGING Management

Rsna14-philips-partners-with-ism-to-expand-its-integration-solutions

2014 01 Dec

Royal Philips, a leader in image-guided therapies, has signed an agreement with Image Stream Medical (ISM) that allows Philips to further expand its integration solutions for its hybrid suite and interventional lab solutions with integrated video and live streaming capabilities. As part of the agreement, Philips has acquired a minority stake in ISM....Read more

IT Management

Can-advanced-emrs-make-patient-care-safer

2014 28 Nov

Patient safety is one of the foremost challenges in US healthcare, affecting hundreds of thousands of patients and costing tens of billions of dollars every year. According to the landmark Institute of Medicine (IOM) report "To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System", 44,000 to 98,000 people die each year in US hospitals from preventable medical...Read more