White Papers and Research

Achieving "Meaningful Use" from Your Electronic Health Records Investments

The pace of Electronic Health Records (EHR) adoption is accelerating, spurred by the $20 billion of incentives available as part of the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) for “meaningful use” of EHR. ARRA legislates reimbursement not only for the cost of EHR software but also for costs associated with the hardware and underlying infrastructure that is critical to ensuring reliable and secure 24x7 access to patient data. Without round-the-clock availability of EHR data, “meaningful use” becomes meaningless since patient care is compromised.

ICD-10: Emerging Market Payers Focus on Readiness

Employing the right mix of technology and process, emerging market payers-those with 100,000 or fewer members-could have an advantage with ICD-10 that others in the industry do not. What are those advantages? And how are emerging market payers approaching ICD-10 migration to capitalize on these opportunities? Find out in this TriZetto research report.

ICD-10 The Shifting Perceptions of Payer Readiness

In January 2009, revised ICD-10 and HIPAA v 5010 compliance dates were announced. If there's any question how the new timeline is affecting payer planning efforts, TriZetto's ongoing research into payer ICD-10 readiness indicates the pace of preparation has not slowed, but actually increased. What other changes exist in how payers are planning for ICD-10? Find out in this Q2 2009 trending report.

Transforming Radiology through Integrated RIS/PACS

Alamance Regional Medical Center (ARMC) in Burlington, N.C., has transformed its radiology operations with a completely integrated image management workflow in a unified work environment. Learn how ARMC, by deploying the Siemens integrated RIS/PACS solution syngo® Suite, has been able to increase the efficiency of diagnostic and therapeutic cycles with a streamlined workflow, and provide timely, high-quality patient care.

The Transformative Power of Data in Healthcare

Healthcare organizations today face myriad challenges. In order to adapt and become higher performing organizations, they need systems that leverage existing data and facilitate collaboration across multiple groups and care boundaries. Organizations that do so have the potential to achieve excellence in quality and financial performance.

The Changing Role of the Healthcare CIO: Expanded Responsibilities in an Era of Economic Constraints

The Changing Role of the Healthcare CIO: Expanded Responsibilities in an Era of Economic Constraints is the second in a series of white papers from Carefx Corp. documenting the increasing involvement of healthcare CIOs and CMIOs in operations, physician engagement and enterprise-wide IT projects. Through interviews with several CIOs and CMIOs, this white paper shines a light on the roles of those professionals in this time of federal stimulus monies.

The Critical Need for Connected Healthcare: Meeting Today's Integration Challenge

Learn how leading hospitals improve care and reduce costs with connected healthcare information systems. This IDC white paper highlights critical system and data integration challenges and how they’re addressed by new-generation integration platforms.

The Total Economic Impact of VMware View on the Healthcare Industry

Find out how a VMware® healthcare customer used VMware View™ to reduce costs, free up office space and increase worker productivity in its remote offices. Forrester takes an in-depth look at the potential quantitative and qualitative benefits of a virtual desktop infrastructure based on VMware technology.

The State of Pay-for-Performance: Frost & Sullivan whitepaper

A number of reimbursement models, including those outlined in the federal government’s HITECH Act for Healthcare, are shifting to results-based patient care quality criteria. Frost & Sullivan surveys the current and future state of pay-for-performance in this complimentary whitepaper, provided by GE Healthcare.

How to Secure Laptops with Remote Capabilities

Laptops continue to go missing due to poor visibility once they leave the network. This whitepaper discusses how internet-based tracking combined with Intel’s Anti-Theft technology provides an unprecedented level of theft deterrence and data defense. Learn how you can remotely delete data and disable stolen computers, no matter where they are located.

Electronic Health Records That Make the Grade — 24/7 Availability

The economic stimulus package is jump starting adoption of electronic medical records. The uptime of the IT infrastructure is as important as the functionality of the EHR software. What are the risks when clinicians can’t access EHRs? How far-reaching are the consequences when data is lost or compromised? Explore the mission-critical role of EHRs, and learn how to enable resilient systems with practical solutions for high availability and continuous availability.

Big Savings Make a Big Difference

For Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) saving $125 million with the Lawson suite of business applications was a big deal. And it didn't hurt that the 45,000-person rollout was accomplished in an accelerated 24-month timeframe. Or that they expect to save another $50 to $60 million each year.

But, it's also the start of something bigger. A more responsive and streamlined supply chain. Easy-to-access, actionable reporting. And most importantly, millions freed up each year to help this non-profit organization keep its focus on patient care and healthier communities.

Read the Catholic Health Initiatives Case Study Now.

The 2009 HIMSS Analytics Guide to Evaluating Mobile Cart Technology

One of our most popular downloads of last year, newly revised by HIMSS Analytics for 2009. This guide includes an overview of key questions to ask in terms of User Needs, Business Requirements, Culture, and Vendor Attributes, in addition a 25-point cart evaluation checklist to utilize when comparing the options.

Preventing Data Loss in Healthcare Organizations

Healthcare organizations have the richest repositories of personal information of any industry, and it is imperative that this data be protected from both accidental and intentional disclosure. From a single patient record inadvertently sent through an email over the Internet to large-scale patient database extract being copied to a USB flash drive on a desktop computer, healthcare organizations are searching for the most effective means to protect the privacy of their patient information. This whitepaper provides insight into protecting your patient data against accidental or intentional data breaches.

The 2009 HIMSS Analytics Guide to Evaluating Mobile Cart Technology

One of our most popular downloads of last year, newly revised by HIMSS Analytics for 2009. This guide includes an overview of key questions to ask in terms of User Needs, Business Requirements, Culture, and Vendor Attributes, in addition a 25-point cart evaluation checklist to utilize when comparing the options.