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Neuroscientist Eve Edelstein, senior vice president of research and design at HMC Architects of Ontario, Calif., and a visiting scholar in the biological sciences at University of California-San Diego, is using neuroscience and architecture to explore the effects of hospital design on patients, visitors and staff.
A recent internal survey conducted by George Washington University Hospital shows employee satisfaction with hospital communication is up by 33 percent, thanks in part to new ways of communicating.
Editor Bernie Monegain interviews Holt Anderson, executive director of the North Carolina Healthcare Information & Communications Alliance, Inc.
By now most people in healthcare recognize the benefits of an electronic medical record systems to patient safety and care quality. Historically the costs (both hard and soft) of acquiring and implementing these solutions have limited widespread adoption in the physician office setting.
Letter to the Editor in response to story, "Docs trained with IT say without it they feel vulnerable" and response to BCBS' list of what was needed for healthcare reform.
The year 2009 may just be the turn of a calendar page for some, but to us here at Healthcare IT News the new year represents infinite possibility.
Comparing the effectiveness of various drugs, treatments and devices will be the key to reining in out-of-control healthcare costs, according to top healthcare leaders who spoke at the eHealth Initiative's Fifth Annual Conference last month.
It's the new year, and soon-to-be President Barack Obama isn't the only one saying, "Yes we can." During Obama's aggressive transition period, groundwork has already been laid for healthcare reform that will include healthcare IT advancement as a key principle.
President-elect Barack Obama made it formal. Former Senator Tom Daschle of South Dakota is his nominee for secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. Obama also named Daschle to lead a White House healthcare reform team, with Jean Lambrew as deputy director.
Healthcare providers often don't have the money, time or experience to properly install and manage new IT systems.
That's where The Breakaway Group comes in.