Special Reports

PHRs: Where Are We Headed?

Howard J. Anderson, Executive Editor
Personal health records are in the spotlight at center stage now that two technology giants—Microsoft and Google—have both launched high-profile projects to support PHRs. The debate on what long-term role — if any — PHRs will play in improving the quality of health care while cutting costs is intensifying.

Point of Care Part I: The Evolution Of Mobile Hardware

Beckie Kelly Schuerenberg, Senior Editor
A growing number of health care organizations are making new choices of mobile hardware after getting some experience with point-of-care computing under their belts.

So You Want To Be a CIO?

Beckie Kelly Schuerenberg, Senior Editor
Ten years ago, Janet Stanek was having difficulty finding a job as a health care CIO. Though she was armed with several years of health information management experience, a bachelor’s degree in medical records administration and an MBA, some organizations told her she didn’t have enough technological experience to break into the position.

RHIOs Struggle to Find a map to Success

Beckie Kelly Schuerenberg, Senior Editor
Health information exchanges evaluate their predecessors’ strategies to determine what to do — and what not to do — to achieve viability.

RFID Moves Beyond Assets

Beckie Kelly Schuerenberg, Senior Editor
Columbus (Ind.) Regional Hospital executives wanted to get the most bang for the buck from their new nurse call system. So when they discovered that the technology, from Rauland-Borg Corp., Skokie, Ill., can use radio frequency identification technology to track clinicians to enable them to better communicate with each other, they came up with some other ideas for how RFID could help improve workflow and patient care.

Formal ROI Analysis Is Rare

Howard J. Anderson,
When El Centro (Calif.) Regional Medical Center contemplated investing in an emergency department information system, the hospital's chief nursing officer and other executives demanded a precise quantification of the potential return on investment.

Decision Support Not an Exact Science

Beckie Kelly Schuerenberg
As more provider organizations dive into computerized physician order entry, they are finding that integrating decision support can be an extremely complex undertaking.

Trying to Get I.T. to Pay Off in P4P Programs

Beckie Kelly Schuerenberg, Senior Editor
Providers and payers customize information systems for pay-for-performance initiatives.

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