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 [...]

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 [...]

The Importance of Encrypting Your Mobile Devices, Ensuring No Patient Data is Exchanged

I had recently been asked by a friend to assist in recovering data that was previously stored on a smartphone. I had plenty of disclaimers to provide, as I have had no prior experience with this type of phone, but when a friend is in distress, instincts kick in and I ended up doing some [...]

The Different Types of Mobile Healthcare Apps

There is a lot of excitement around mHealth. And the more smartphones and mobile devices gain popularity the sooner we will see them in the clinical setting. As many already know mHealth stands for Mobile Health. As defined by in the Wikipedia it is “is a term used for the practice of medical and public [...]

Thoughts For 2011

As we start the new year we all start to wonder what will this new year bring in term of changes that may be a little out of our control.  For many health care professionals 2009 and 2010 were  very eventful years, and 2011 will most likely be as exciting as the previous two.
The new [...]

Wait a Minute! A Kiosk at my Medical Practice, Why?

You have probably seen kiosks in airport check-in lines, grocery store check-out stations, and even as movie dispensers.  Why are we starting to see more kiosks around?  The answer is obvious – reduced cost of business and enhancement of customer experience. The main idea behind the kiosk is to speed up the customer’s transaction without having [...]

Simple Steps to Streamline Vitals Capturing

It is no news that the implementation of an EHR does add more workflow for everyone in the organization initially.  And as we continue to identify new ways to streamline the workflows in the clinical department, it is has to ignore how some simple tasks do require time that may not be necessary.
Currently, almost every [...]

The Must Have Qualities for an EHR Project Manager

So, here you are looking at implementing the EHR solution that you have spent many years deciding on. On one side the vendor has provided you with a an implementation specialist and they have a check list for everything from… Read More

Reda Chouffani is the Co-Founder of Biz Technology Solutions, Inc and an active Healthcare Information [...]