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Feature Stories

Easing Scheduling For Patients

Training The Next Generation

Beckie Kelly Schuerenberg, Senior Editor
Medical schools use a variety of approaches to teach students about technology.

Better Scheduling Boosts Productivity

Howard J. Anderson, Executive Editor
Hospitals use software to improve efficiency and comply with regulations.

CIO Series Part II: Triumphs and Trials

Joseph Goedert, News Editor
CIOs recall their biggest wins and losses, and describe the lessons they've learned.

Beefing Up Security

Joseph Goedert, News Editor
When Intermountain Healthcare started using wireless laptop computers in 2002, security technologies in a wireless environment were relatively immature.

Wrapping Safety Around Patients

Joseph Goedert, News Editor
Deep vein thrombosis, the formation of blood clots, is a common risk factor for hospitalized patients, particularly those immobilized in bed or undergoing surgery." " To better prevent the condition, 67-bed Riverside Walter Reed Hospital in Gloucester, Va., has programmed a workflow process in its Soarian clinical information system from Siemens Medical Solutions, Malvern, Pa.

Finding the Right I.T.

Beckie Kelly Schuerenberg, Senior Editor
Selecting the right information technology to support a health care organization’s business objectives sometimes involves carefully measuring whether the technology offers a tangible return on investment.

Let’s Make A Deal

Howard J. Anderson, Executive Editor

Be Prepared

Zack Martin, Managing Editor

Magnet Hospitals Rely on I.T.

Howard J. Anderson, Executive Editor

I.T. Progress at Smaller Hospitals

Howard J. Anderson, Executive Editor

No Let-Up for Health I.T. Mergers

Joseph Goedert, News Editor
Health care information technology acquisition activity that picked up speed in 2006 kept up the pace in 2007. There were no blockbuster billion-dollar buys, with the exception of the $2.35 billion Eastman Kodak Health Group acquisition by Toronto-based Onex Corp. that included far more medical imaging modality technologies than software.

A New Application for Biometrics

Zack Martin,
Carolinas HealthCare System, with 19 hospitals and 150 clinics, is a sprawling enterprise that needed to improve its processes for quickly and positively identifying patients, and linking them to the correct electronic health record.

Physicians Lead The Way On Quality Improvement Projects

Howard J. Anderson
During the last 10 years, a growing number of physicians have taken the plunge into the world of information technology, spending at least part of their time on clinical automation projects.

Automating Medication Reconciliation

Steve Schultz
Medication reconciliation, the difficult process of keeping track of all prescribed and over-the-counter medications a patient takes before.

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