May 14, 2013
This month, Nursing Administration Quarterly covered the implementation of Cerner Clairvia for workforce and operations and the new business processes resulting in over nine million dollars in cost savings over a two year period within the Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) health system.
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April 30, 2013
Earlier this month, Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota was honored with the Way Paver Award for Institutional Achievement for implementing a barcode point-of-care (BPOC) system for neonatal and pediatric care. The award recognized the culmination of a concerted effort by Children's Minnesota to improve the safety of IV medication administration to pediatric patients.
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April 23, 2013
This year, we’re celebrating the 20th anniversary of the HIV Outpatient Study (HOPS). The HOPS was initiated by the CDC for purpose of describing and monitoring trends in demographics, symptoms, diagnoses, treatments, complications, outcomes and risk behaviors among persons getting outpatient care for HIV infection.
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April 22, 2013
Join Cerner in celebrating National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week 2013.
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April 19, 2013
East Jefferson General Hospital (EJGH) is a 450-bed, state-of the-art community hospital that serves the greater New Orleans region, served by a staff of more than 3,000, including more than 650 physicians. With a focus on patient-centered care, EJGH was recognized with its third consecutive American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet designation and was the first Magnet organization in Louisiana.
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April 10, 2013
Nursing informatics is at the heart of Cerner’s mission for systemic improvement in health care delivery. Every day, this is demonstrated by our nurses and clients in the field by their devotion to excellence in patient safety and quality outcomes.
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April 04, 2013
Labotix…cool name. The word conjures up images of the laboratory and robots, and that is precisely what this company does. Now why would a health care IT company like Cerner buy an automation company like Labotix? The answer is very simple.
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April 03, 2013
Our team had the opportunity to attend and exhibit at the American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE) conference this past week in Denver, Colo. The event welcomes over 2,000 health care executives from facilities across the country, dozens of vendors and opportunities to learn and share with our valued clients and colleagues.
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April 01, 2013
Late last month, Cerner announced a new population health management collaboration with Advocate Physician Partners. We were proud to have Mike Englehart, president, Advocate Physician Partners, and Dr. Rishi Sikka, vice president of clinical transformation, Advocate Health Care, on stage with us at our recent investment community meeting at HIMSS13 to discuss what this collaboration will mean for the industry.
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March 14, 2013
In February 2013, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ ) released the children’s EHR format. Authorized in 2009 by the children’s health insurance program reauthorization act (CHIPRA) and developed by AHRQ and the centers for Medicare and Medicaid services (CMS), the format highlights critical elements of any EHR being used for pediatric care.
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March 13, 2013
The HIMSS/WEDI ICD-10 National Pilot Program is a unique opportunity for providers and their billing services to test the changes they and their vendors have made for ICD-10 and see what impact the change to ICD-10 codes will have on claims submitted to health plans.
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March 12, 2013
It is not unusual to do a research study that has unexpected findings. But to have two such studies that also support Cerner's critical care solutions is a true gift horse. One of these studies has already been published in the January issue of Critical Care Medicine (receiving Feature Article status) and the results of the other study were recently unveiled in an oral presentation at the Society of Critical Care Medicine's annual meeting.
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