Technology
Mobile health apps for the patients
The increasing popularity of smartphones and demand for broadband data access across all types of carriers has set the stage for major growth in the mobile application’s arena. Many vendors who have already taken steps to sieze this opportunity have apps on the market that are making a notable difference in the lives of both physicians and patients, with the end-user action and results to [...]
New Mobile Health App for Cardiologists
AirStrip Technologies has recently teamed up with GE healthcare to assist in rolling out the mobile app for the iPads and iPhones as part of the MUSE cardiology information system. And after looking up some of the demos available online and on YouTube, it looks to be a very useful app.
The new system allows the iPad [...]
A Look at Cloud Services in Health Care
Information technology continues to see significant evolution, now more than ever, as the industry is truly on the verge of changing the way health IT infrastructures are managed, provisioned and protected. Cloud computing has become a new staple in health care IT, providing infrastructure from servers, virtual desktops, and unified messaging on demand.
We also continue to [...]
HealthVault and It’s Cloud Services
When it comes to personal health records (PHRs), there are several options to choose from in today’s market.The goal of a well designed PHR is to provide a wide range of functionality and ease of use, while being truly interoperable, and with some of the big players competing on all of these elements for your health information, the race is [...]
Web Based Apps vs. Native Apps
Comparing Cost and Functionality of Mobile Health Applications
In previous articles, I have discussed the impact mobile health’s rise in the industry and the EHR vendors’ reactions toward the plethora of new mHealth products entering the market every day. Wireless capability and remote data exchange is becoming of vital importance to physicians, as it allows clinicians the ability to expand the continuum [...]
Last Call for eRx
With the electronic Prescription deadline fast approaching, there are still few organizations that are attempting to submit at least 10 electronic prescriptions by June 30th of 2011. This will allow them to avoid 1% penalty to their Medicare reimbursement. For some this maybe a simple task if they are already using EHR. This is the case since some [...]
Collaboration With Microsoft Lync
This week I spent some time with Microsoft’s new Lync 2010 or should I say the big upgrade of one of their existing application Microsoft Communicator. This product is very promising to mid and large size organizations in various ways. It is a tool that is designed to facilitate communication between different users in the organization.
But [...]
Which EHR Products Will Outlast the Others
As we continue to see some sort of consolidation in the EHR market place, there is always the question about which product will be on top. But in my mind the question is not so much of who will be on top, but really can they sustain staying ahead and being constantly innovative and ahead of [...]
Value of New Nurse Call Systems in Hospitals
For many years hospitals have been working hard to eliminate communication challenges and improve nursing workflows. Whether it’s locating a nurse, or responding to a patient’s request for more pain medication — it has been notoriously time consuming and difficult to streamline these workflows. One of the approaches to resolving this is through the implementation of a [...]
Increased Popularity of CRM in Hospitals
For many years companies across different markets have adopted some sort of Customer Relationship Management (CRM). These products have helped companies’ track opportunities for new business, it also assisted in standardizing workflows, as well as tracking follow-ups as part of the overall cycle of prospects to clients.
With the ability to capture sales information and provide analysis [...]
