January 04, 2012
In any company, making a change in the way day-to-day operations function can be a daunting task. The right IT solutions must be identified, quickly implemented and adopted by the employees. Each part of this process presents its own specific challenges. In a health care setting, when the change affects the way clinicians practice medicine, these challenges are magnified. This is the situation Somerset Medical Center (SMC), a 355-bed regional medical center in Somerville, N.J., faced several years ago when it decided to upgrade its clinical information system.
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July 20, 2011
Earlier today the University of Missouri Health System announced they’re one of the nation's "Most Wired" hospitals according to the 2011 Most Wired Survey released in the July issue of Hospitals & Health Networks magazine. They were the only facility in mid-Missouri to make the list.
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December 21, 2010
CPOE requirements can be a hurdle for hospitals to overcome as they move towards Stage 1 Meaningful Use qualifications. However, data from a new study shows CPOE provides measureable benefit when it comes to saving lives.
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December 02, 2010
On Wednesday, November 17, 2010, North York General Hospital (NYGH) in Toronto, Canada hosted business partners and members of the provincial parliament to celebrate recent advancements in improving patient safety, culminating in the October 26th go-live of a project called eCare.
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