Mike Miliard
By redesigning IT processes with help from Citrix and close input from clinicians, the health system is driving efficiency, bolstering security and boosting morale.
The two companies will offer radiologists access to various tools – for risk stratification, improved report structure, faster turnaround times – to help clinicans make better decisions about the next steps in the care process.
The VistA replacement will be built off the MHS Genesis work already in progress for the Defense Department.
As genomic tests and therapies advance, proliferate and get easier to administer, the group wants payers to be more transparent about how providers can bill for them.
Called MaaS, the new web-based electronic health record enables small hospitals to be up and running with the technology within six months, the company says.
Abilify MyCite can alert physicians when patients have – or haven't – taken their medication, given physicians hope for greater medication adherence.
But just 19 percent of LTPAC organizations have some technological capabilities of EHRs operational, report shows. Only 3 percent are using analytics to improve quality and efficiency.
Optimal clinical documentation could go a long way in improving research, education and patient safety.
By weeding out low-priority messages and training clinicians how to optimize their inboxes, hospitals have helped enable more face time for quality care.
Vynca, PIC-SURE and Information Softworks emerge from a crowded field with new strategies for probabilistic record matching.